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Laura Giffin

At the foot of the manger.

By Rector's Corner

For Unto Us a Child is Born, Unto Us, a Son is Given! Isaiah 9:6 December 22, 2021 Dear Doubters of Great Faith, Our Advent journey has led us here again, to the foot of the manger.  What a spectacular sight to behold.  Incarnation, Emmanuel, the holy intersection of divinity into humanity.  Heaven and earth collide, again, thankfully, in the strangest, and most wondrous, of places! I hope your nativity-journey includes spending time here, with your St. Thomas the Apostle family.  Many different hands, hearts, minds, and spirits have invested time, love, and effort into insuring a blessed experience as we gather in awe and wonder yet again.  On Christmas Eve, we will gather in our candlelit nave surrounded by sights, and sounds, and fragrances that bespeak the wonders of this most holy night, culminating with kneeling at the foot of the manger, as I imagine those folks might have…

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