In our culture of constant connection and instantaneous updates, we don’t have to wait for the next weekly tabloid for the latest gossip. Twitter takes care of that and with every slanderous story and incriminating photo delivered to the worlds’ fingertips, pundits, bloggers and posts ignite. While the guilty, misunderstood or shamed one hides under the irrupting judgment in a dark, lonely corner.
Have you ever felt attacked and alone? Maybe you were in the wrong or were being made fun of? Whatever the case have you experienced the humiliation that comes from people knowing your sin, believing a rumor or thinking ill of you unjustly?
In thinking about Advent it struck me that the one person who flies under the Christmas story radar screen also knew about this kind of condemnation and shame…
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