Should we be frightened?
The second Sunday of Advent is the Sunday of Peace . . . so where did the “frightened” bit come from? I know the usual opposite of “peace” is “war” or “conflict” but I think those are too limiting. Yes, they are opposites of peace but so is fear. I’m not trying to steal the thunder of the peacemakers in the world, may they be blessed, rather I was thinking of peace in a new way.
As I have said many times here and in various sermons, I absorbed a lot of bad ideas from bad teachers when I was growing up. When I say I had bad teachers, I didn’t have evil teachers, these people weren’t trying to mess up my view of God and the church on purpose. They did so because they were bad at teaching. I wasn’t the target of a conspiracy, I was the recipient of teaching provided by people who hadn’t thought through the implications of what they were saying because they hadn’t thought out their theology. I bear them no ill will. I do take their example seriously and do my best to not fall into the same outcomes.
All of that to say, I hope you find something in the sermon that leads you to peace. As always, let me know what you think as you are inclined and able.
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Blessings,
