Advent Warmup

(We interrupt the curmudgeonry of twc to bring this timely reminder.)

The Advent season “officially” begins next Sunday, but since the airways, highways, and “buyways” are filled with sights, sounds (*ka-ching!*) and smells of Christmas already (is it just me, or are Christmas trees for sale far, far too early?), here’s a short pre-Advent reminder of what Christmas is really about:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it…. And the Word was made flesh and pitched his tent in with ours; and we saw His glory, the glory of the only-begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1

And, from Philippians 2, expanding on the story of the Advent:

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

So, while celebrating Christmas, remember: Christmas is prelude to Calvary, as Calvary is the movement Easter.

We now return you to the regularly scheduled curmudgeonry of twc.

Oh, make some time to drop by The Random Yak for some really early Christmas posting.