Advent II (Blogophilia 42.6)
Interesting choice of topic this week. " From Just Beyond ". At church this week, we did Lessons and Carols. In the Anglican tradition, the back story of the coming of Chirst is told through Old and New Testament scripture, alternating with appropriate hymms and carols of the season. Towards the end of the sequence is the story of Mary the Virgin. There is little information about her lineage, although we know that Joseph was a descendant of the house of David. We can assume that she was from a more humble clan. Indeed, scripture indicates she was nothing more than a young woman, probably acting in a servant role in the village. Her marriage was an arraigned affair, to become formalized at the next harvest. On a dark night in the early spring , Light broke where no sun shone , and an unknown caller came up with the ultimate pick up line: "Greetings, favored one." Yeah. She had her doubts. What would everyone say? It wouldn't take a genius t...