And Mary pondered these things in her heart.
Mary had a lot to ponder that night long ago. The child that had grown within her so miraculously and then been carried so precariously through the long journey to Bethlehem had finally been born. Instead of a quiet moment with her new baby in a safe and [...]
Archive for December, 2005
Christmas Eve, Year B, 2005
24Dec05Advent 4, Year B, 2005
19Dec05King David was a manly man. He slayed giants. He slept with other men’s wives and killed their husbands. He led the armies that secured Jerusalem. He established a kingdom. (He also danced through the streets naked, but that is another sermon.)
Sweet Mary, on the other hand, was by all accounts a nice girl from [...]
Advent 2, Year B, 2005
04Dec05It is time to come home!
This is the good news the prophet is speaking in the passage from Isaiah we hear today. You see, Jerusalem was the symbolic and physical home of the Israelites. They had journeyed for hundreds of years, and finally secured Jerusalem under King David’s leadership. The Israelites believed their wandering, their [...]
