One of the wonderful things about the Christmas season is
the way it re-introduces us to such interesting people. And it’s not limited to
friends and family: some of the most memorable re-introductions come from the
surrounding culture. Who can suppress a warm smile at their first yearly
sighting of Santa, Rudolph, and the elves? Or at the Grinch, and the whole
Peanuts gang?
But the church, too, is actively bringing some memorable
people to our attention in the run-up to Christmas. It shares these vivid
personalities with us through the feast days that occupy the weeks in the
latter half of Advent.
We meet King David, poet and warrior; James, the apostle
called the “Brother of the Lord”; Stephen, the first deacon of the church and
its first martyr; Peter and Paul; and the brothers James and John. These are
the stories the church re-introduces to us through the feasts of this week.
Somehow, getting to know these figures prepares us for that greatest
re-introduction of all, when we will once more welcome the infant Jesus into
our hearts and lives.
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