Birthrite (Advent 2023)

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An advent series reflecting on names for the baby yet to be born.  This is my preparation to celebrate the birth of a child born in Palestine about 2023 years ago.

Birthrite: For thousands of years Christians have remembered this time as sacred. This is the adoration of the arrival of a helpless baby, a wonderful person in their own right, but also symbolic of the potential all new life brings. 

Birthrite: Or birth right.  another attempt at living the pure and innocent life intended for all of humanity.  This time it was successful.  The first attempt went disastrously wrong in Eden. 

Brithrite: All parents know they must get ready for the birth of a child.  Their Life will change completely.  On the day before the birth, a mother can go out for a meal, watch a film, and relax with friends.  After the birth every consideration is different. 

Birthrite: (Birthright) Though like many who inherit vast wealth, we do not deserve it, we are inheritors of God's kingdom by virtue of this birth.

 Preparation is important.  We are like athletes getting ready for the Paris Olympics.  We can see the date for our race approaching, and our training schedule is in place. Expectation is mounting.