Come thou unexpected Christmas

Many of us will have been fighting to shatter the peaceful but one-dimensional snow globe scene of the Christmas story for years, highlighting the light and shade that makes the birth of Jesus such an epic tale. But something about reading it in the light of the ups and downs of 2020 has made the unexpected parts of the story stand out more than ever before. Diving into them can help us explore our sense of confusion, exhaustion, disappointment and excitement at celebrating Christmas on shifting snow (or sand, who knows with this year!).