We see evil in our world but deny its existence. Horrible terrible things occur and we strain to understand. We struggle to find some reason for the evil even when there is no logical rationale. We search for answers where the answer may simply be there is evil in this world.
We look at the Christmas story and see the beauty of the story. To be honest, the love of Christmas in many ways fits our ideals about love. A man and a woman engaged to be married have angels suddenly appearing in their lives.
The first angel informs the woman that the Holy Spirit will come upon her and place a child in her womb. We skim over the fact her society would have been harsh on a young woman pregnant before the final marriage vows are taken. She says she is willing to accept God’s will in her…
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