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Read: Luke 1:26-56 The Holy Spirit has been called the "shy member of the trinity" because he focuses his attention not on himself but on Jesus, the Messiah. The Holy Spirit was the answer when Mary asked how she would conceive a baby without a man! God's messenger told her God's Spirit would act in her body to bring about Jesus's conception without a man's involvement. But the Holy Spirit had already been active:

Photo by Tessa Rampersad on Unsplash Read:  Luke 1:1-25 "Certainty" is a great word.  Yet certainty is certainly hard to find. In recent days I have come across reports of two general elections, in Sweden and Brazil, through different news feeds, newspapers or TV channels.  It is astonishing what very different stories these sources tell, depending on the particular angle with which each wants to spin their account.  Maybe you share my frustration.  You want to know what

Photo by Alexas_Fotos on Unsplash I am walking my dog. Her nose slides along the ground, sucking like a vacuum, ingesting every delicious smell. She stops at a hole, burying her snout deep into the ground.  It’s the same hole we stopped at yesterday. She stops at a tall, feathery bunch of grass and scans several individual blades thoroughly. It’s the same grassy spot we stopped at yesterday. She takes this walk at least