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We've waited together, carried his light, remembered that he is with us, and now it's time to push! It's not a traditional advent reading, but since we're not told anything about Mary's labour, we're throwing in a curve ball Scripture from Romans 8. Paul starts by reminding us that '…our...
Later on, in the book of Luke, we have another angel bringing baby news (how relatable? Christmas is such a busy time for us midwives, isn't it?). This time the news is delivered to a young lady called Mary, who is still a virgin. And it's news of the baby,...
God speaks through the prophet Malachi in around 400 BC, and then we continue the story by simply turning over the delicate pages of our bibles to start the New Testament. But those pages are weighty. They're heavy with 400 years of waiting in silence. Not a word from heaven....
The context for this verse is that the northern nation of Israel had joined forces with Syria to attack Judah. And when Judah's king, Ahaz, heard about this, it says in verse 2 'the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken, as the trees of the forest are shaken...
