![]() “Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace, Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. Guided by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the law, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying, ![]() In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. It is this God, the God who longs for our love, and who draws love forth from us, who teaches us the mysteries of love most fully.īible passages: Luke 2:1-7 Luke 2:25-35 Luke 2:41-51 ![]() The Christ we meet in the stories of Christmas is not active and vocal but passive and inarticulate, the one receiving love. We discover, in the stories of this season of our faith, that love cannot be only an act of power, but must also be an act of vulnerability. In this season, in the Christ who receives love, we see the very depth of God’s love as the one who loves us so much that he becomes vulnerable, becomes one who “empties himself,” taking the form of a child among us. He is first of all a Jesus who receives love, who is dependent upon the love of others, and who embodies the love of God before he can enact it or speak of it. The Jesus of this season is not one who speaks words of love himself or who commands people to love, or even one who does loving things. In the readings for this season and in the images we look at (whether Christmas cards or icons), we do not encounter the adult Jesus who speaks and teaches, but the baby Jesus, or the child Jesus, or the expected Jesus. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.In the season of Advent, and as we celebrate Christmas, Jesus features in many of our reflections – not so much as a grown man but as a baby, even a baby in the womb. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. ![]() Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. ![]()
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