A Faith That’s Allowed to Grow
Reading the Bible as a living story in the season of Advent
Advent is not a season of standing still.
It is a season of movement, of waiting with direction, of looking back without being trapped there. As the Church remembers an ancient promise unfolding into something new, we are reminded that faith has always grown by letting go of what no longer fits.
This reflection explores what happens when sacred signs change, why the Bible itself evolves, and how Advent invites us to do the same.
The first part of the Bible is about a tribe.
A new tribe.
A different tribe.
A tribe with a calling to bless the whole world.
Abraham is the father of this tribe, and he’s invited to trust that all the seemingly impossible things God says will actually happen. Including, at one point, becoming a father at 99 years old.
Abraham laughed.
Of course he did.
God makes people laugh in the Bible.
