"God Bless us, Everyone..."

 The immortal words of Tiny Tim seem to be the best way to sum up this week's reflection on the Christmas story.

The account of Jesus' birth is given, and best understood by reading the accounts in the early chapters of both Matthew and Luke. Both tell different parts of the story, and are written to different audiences.

I was always taught that we need to read more than just the story when we come to the Bible, and look at who wrote what to whom, what the message was they were trying to convey, and what that means for us, especially as we read it through our cultural lenses.

So what's the Christmas story all about? I think it's about God blessing us, every one.

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