The days of Advent quickly move into the days of Christmas. The Church calendar does not pause long for nativity before moving into the real-world situation into which Christ was born.
December 26 was the day of remembrance for St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr. The reading for Monday was Matthew 10:17 - 22.
December 27 called to mind St. John the Evangelist, with the reading for the day from the Resurrection of Christ (John 20:1 - 8).
Today, December 28, remembers The Holy Innocents (Matthew 2:16 - 18), the two-year-old children who were slaughtered by Herod in his fear and paranoia over the report of the Magi about a new "king" being born.
In short, the readings for the week are sobering reminders that the birth of this King has serious consequences, and that not everyone was willing to sing "Glory!" at the birth. Life moves on. We're not frozen at a manger, but carrying the real presence into the life we live everyday. Christ inhabits all the moments of our lives.
For now, this blog will be dormant until next Advent, when we will make the journey once again.
But in a couple of months we will begin the season of Lent, and make a different kind of journey together. For that pilgrimage, I'll offer daily postings at A Daily Lent (www.dailylent.blogspot.com).
My year-round, ongoing blog is Only a Sojourner (www.onlyasojourner.blogspot.com).
I look forward to continuing the journey with you!
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