St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Kansas City - Weekly Talks

We reflect on the Virgin's Mary's response to the Angel as a paradigm for all who come to life in Christ. The conception of Christ, the Incarnation, becomes our missional pattern. St. Paul tells the Galatians that he is in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in them. The life of Christ dwells within the imperishable seed (Gk. Sperma) of the Gospel. The whole mission of Christ was to make disciples; likewise, Mary and Joseph would be responsible for raising and forming the humanity of Jesus. He would live an obscure life until age 30, beginning with his baptism in the river Jordan. Today's Gospel text draws us into the great Theo-Drama, from creation to new creation in Christ.