Bible Discussion: Monday 19th December 2022, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
Unitarian Bible Discussion Group 19th December 2022, 6.30pm led by Rob Oulton
One of the traditional bible readings for this fourth week in Advent is the story of the Annunciation – in which the angel Gabriel conveys to Mary news of the nature and importance of her imminent pregnancy. Angelic messengers make other appearances in the stories that surround Jesus’ origins and birth. But who or what are the angels? Are they real entities, or some kind of manifestation of a transcendent truth that shadows our own life in this world?
The German theologian and Jungian therapist Eugen Drewermann in his wonderful book of meditations on the church’s Advent readings ‘Open Heavens’says of the angel: ‘The paradigm in heaven, the model that stands in the background of our being, is the angel. Everything we carry within ourselves of truth, beauty, and the courage to be, lives in this angel. When humans see their angel, they see before them what their whole lives are meant to be’…
So, for our last discussion before Christmas, read the story of the annunciation in St Luke Ch. 1 v.26-38. But you might also check out v.5-25 earlier in the chapter where Zechariah is also visited by an angel; as well as Matthew 1 v. 16-25 which tells of Mary’s fiancée, Joseph’s own angelic encounter.
Come and simply respond to the beauty of these stories, and share your own thoughts and feelings about angels, or even your own experience of meeting one.
Or just show up to wish fellow UBDG pilgrims a ‘Merry Christmas.’
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Meeting ID: 823 7804 2367
Passcode: 460019
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