Advent and the Surprise of Christmas

The four weeks of Advent, which will soon draw to a close, are like a snapshot, a miniature, a glimpse of the whole of salvation history.

The themes of the past four weeks like watch and pray … prepare the way of the Lord ...God our Savior and Messiah is at hand ... Emmanuel, God with us … all alert us to the primary event in human history: the Word became Flesh – Jesus Christ, the Son of God and Son of Mary – who dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory again and again.

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