Turn in your Bible to Luke 2:15-21.

The Christmas readings often stop at verse 20.

And because this story is in Christmas specials

sandwiched between Rudolph and ads for Coca-Cola,

we think that this story,

the one with shepherds and angels

is fantastical.

These angels are for many of us,

just like Santa's elves at the North Pole.

Even "evangelicals" have been so influenced

by liberal theology

that they have accepted that

this is in the mythical category.

Classical,

Catholic and Orthodox

Christianity

teaches us that these angels are not mythical

and that at any moment you might have an encounter

with an angel.

Hebrews reminds us to welcome the stranger,

because you might be meet an "angel unawares."

Christ John Otto writes at https://Belonginghouse.org and https://christjohnotto.substack.com

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