Christmas Stories
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In the Holy Family, we see the example of God’s command: to trust. In their flight into Egypt, we are reminded of God’s command.
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In the Holy Family, we see the example of God’s command: to trust. In their flight into Egypt, we are reminded of God’s command.
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In the Holy Family’s escape into Egypt, we receive the moral weight of the Incarnation: we are the givers of grace.
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We expect our Christmas stories to be full of joy. But they often only end that way. How we get there is how we find grace.
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In the Holy Family fleeing to Egypt, we see God’s grace appearing in the midst of human tyranny. A story for God’s grace in our tyranny. Fear, love, and the saving of JesusChristmas 2A | Matthew 2:13-23 We just heard the second half of this story. Tomorrow night we will hear the first half. Which…
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Just because the lectionary has us reading the beginning of Matthew in the wrong order doesn’t mean we shouldn’t get it straight.
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The Evangelist tells a story which resonates so fully with the Hebrew story of oppression and enslavement under Pharaoh. Herod is the new Pharaoh! Judah has become Egypt! Overcoming darkness and restoring the world Christmas 2C | Matthew 2 In the Beginning The Hebrew story begins in creation, in GOD bringing forth everything into the…
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This is our season of truth. Our season of light. It is casting candles in the dark corners we refuse to visit. It is making new plans and making changes we’ve been avoiding. It is ringing in the new year with an examined courage rather than willful ignorance.