Our texts for this week:

Our reflective conversation following the readings dwells on the glory of Christ revealed in our Christmas scriptures. We explore the paradoxical nature of the Word made flesh, how Christ fulfills yet transforms the law and prophets, and we unpack how Jesus embodies surprising grace and love, the bridegroom who passionately delights in His bride, the Church.

We push back on conceptions of Jesus as merely a new Moses giving harsher commandments, stressing that He shatters all boxes that constrain our view of God. No longer under law but under grace, we are now free as beloved children of God. We tie these themes back to Advent anticipation, being both prepared yet astonished anew at the miracle of the incarnation. We dwell on retaining childlike wonder at this mystery, not letting the Christmas story become mundane familiarity.