We wrap up our Advent warm-up with a look at Matthew's Gospel.  The writer Matthew has lots of Old Testament connections.  A reminder that the stories in the Bible draw on each other.  They reinforce but also reinterpret each other.  Hopefully this stitching together gives us permission to see how the stories of Scripture stitch together with our lives.

May this be your *final* 2024 encouragement to walk through the Old Testament in 2025 as a way to better understand the words and actions of Jesus.