Rich Maffeo on Nostr: My message on this the third Sunday of Advent: Christmas did not begin with the birth ...
My message on this the third Sunday of Advent:
Christmas did not begin with the birth of Jesus. Long before the Holy Spirit overshadowed Mary and fertilized her ova, and long before Mary laid her newborn baby in that manger, surrounded by the pungent odors of animal urine and feces – even long before these things, Christmas had already begun. Indeed, even before ‘God created the heavens and the earth,’ Christmas was already in the mind of God – as was Calvary.
You can read the full text on my blog: https://inhimonly.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-message-of-manger.html
Christmas did not begin with the birth of Jesus. Long before the Holy Spirit overshadowed Mary and fertilized her ova, and long before Mary laid her newborn baby in that manger, surrounded by the pungent odors of animal urine and feces – even long before these things, Christmas had already begun. Indeed, even before ‘God created the heavens and the earth,’ Christmas was already in the mind of God – as was Calvary.
You can read the full text on my blog: https://inhimonly.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-message-of-manger.html