Fourth Sunday in Advent - B. "The proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery."
Human beings love traditions--family, church, societal. We are creatures who desire rituals. Yet the announcement of the angel Gabriel to Mary broke with the tradition of the Jews, who knew God through power. Formerly it was the power of God to form a people (Abraham and Sarah), to free a people from slavery (Moses), to lead a people (David). Through the newborn Jesus, God comes to us vulnerable, weak, and powerless. Now in Christ God comes through the powerlessness of love.
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