Eight days after Jesus is born, the Law of Moses prescribed that a child be circumcised. Mary and Joseph go the temple and there they encounter two old people who have been waiting in hope for God to act. They show us what it is to hope as we live between the first and second comings of Christ Jesus.

Eight days after Jesus is born, the Law of Moses prescribed that a child be circumcised. Mary and Joseph go the temple and there they encounter two old people who have been waiting in hope for God to act. They show us what it is to hope as we live between the first and second comings of Christ Jesus.

Luke chronicles the very private visit of Mary to Elizabeth. Here we see the wonderful concern of God for Mary who is an unwed mother in a time and place where this was unacceptable. Also, we can learn how to find true and lasting joy.

Luke chronicles the very private visit of Mary to Elizabeth. Here we see the wonderful concern of God for Mary who is an unwed mother in a time and place where this was unacceptable. Also, we can learn how to find true and lasting joy.

We see the coming of God the Son in the person of Jesus brings a troubling dilemma into Joseph's life. Here we encounter both the tenderness of God and his plan to redeem us as he works out his purposes in Joseph's life and our own as well.

We see the coming of God the Son in the person of Jesus brings a troubling dilemma into Joseph's life. Here we encounter both the tenderness of God and his plan to redeem us as he works out his purposes in Joseph's life and our own as well.

The angel Gabriel is sent to two godly Israelites with the news of God opening a new chapter of activity. Their stories which introduce the backstory of the Incarnation of the Son of God enable us to see how we can enter into the Advent season.

The angel Gabriel is sent to two godly Israelites with the news of God opening a new chapter of activity. Their stories which introduce the backstory of the Incarnation of the Son of God enable us to see how we can enter into the Advent season.