Magi | Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires https://anitamathias.com Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Fri, 19 Jan 2024 21:04:23 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://anitamathias.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-Anita_lgr_hi_res_square_512-32x32.jpg Magi | Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires https://anitamathias.com 32 32 Do Not Be Afraid, but Do Be Prudent https://anitamathias.com/2024/01/03/do-not-be-afraid-but-do-be-prudent/ https://anitamathias.com/2024/01/03/do-not-be-afraid-but-do-be-prudent/#comments Wed, 03 Jan 2024 21:58:13 +0000 https://anitamathias.com/?p=68401 “Do not be afraid,” a dream-angel tells Joseph, to marry Mary, who’s pregnant, though a virgin, for in our magical, God- invaded world, the Spirit has placed God’s son in her as long foretold by Isaiah. Call the baby Jesus, or The Lord saves, for he will drag people free from the chokehold of their […]

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