Advent 3 - Triangles

Since I posted last week about squares,m we have realised that all but 3 of our cards are square shaped. It is definitely the fashion this year. 

But triangles -  where do they fit into the Shape of Christmas? 

Well, again, at the meal table- I often cut sandwiches into triangle shapes and fold my napetties along the diagonal. And the children's cone shaped party hats look triangular...

Christmas trees are definitely triangles

And my house is strung with triangular Christmas bunting

But what about the Celtic Trefoil Knot, with its essential "threeness", representing both earthly body, mind and spirit, and also the divine Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Often in Advent, we think about the birth of John the Baptist, Jesus' cousin, [full story in Luke chapter 1] Bob made a very interesting point in a sermon the other week.

He said that when Mary went to visit her pregnant cousin Elizabeth, to tell her of her own pregnancy, Elizabeth praises God, and we read...

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favoured, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

That is, she prays to God the Father, having been filled with the Holy Spirit, and she calls Jesus Lord. Bob suggested that therefore Elizabeth could be described as the first Christian. Now there's a thought for you to ponder on!

Some more triangle bunting, wishing you Christmas Joy [my Grandmother said that the best way to find JOY is to thing first of Jesus, then of Others, and then finally of Yourself]