The sadness and nostalgia woven through Advent and Christmas reveal something true about the human heart. Like a painting that points beyond itself, this world offers fleeting glimpses of the reality for which we were made. Advent teaches us to recognize our longing not as loss, but as a promise of Christ’s definitive coming.

Genesis 49:2, 8-10 | Matthew 1:1-17

Originally preached on the 19th of December, 2021, at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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