One more time: Merry Christmas! The liturgical season of Christmas ends today with the arrival of the Magi, here in an Ethiopian depiction (posted by a friend) which renders moot the question if one of the Kings was African. For her part, our new rector gave a lovely sermon on the fact that the Christmas story, far from the "snaposhot" suggested by the eponymous nativity scenes which collapse everything into one scene, is full of drama - and travel of all kinds. Our world is ever changing in way beyond our control. We can try to resist it (like Herod) or learn from the Magi to read the signs and follow them. The overarching message is the one the angel brought the shepherds (calling them, too, to travel): Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy ...Sunday, January 06, 2019
We traverse afar
One more time: Merry Christmas! The liturgical season of Christmas ends today with the arrival of the Magi, here in an Ethiopian depiction (posted by a friend) which renders moot the question if one of the Kings was African. For her part, our new rector gave a lovely sermon on the fact that the Christmas story, far from the "snaposhot" suggested by the eponymous nativity scenes which collapse everything into one scene, is full of drama - and travel of all kinds. Our world is ever changing in way beyond our control. We can try to resist it (like Herod) or learn from the Magi to read the signs and follow them. The overarching message is the one the angel brought the shepherds (calling them, too, to travel): Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy ...