There's Room for Every Story

Anyone who has done any work on their genealogy knows that sometimes we can come across some juicy stories in our past, good, or bad. The same is true when we dive into Jesus’ genealogy in the Gospel of Matthew. Matthew includes the stories of a deceiver, a prostitute, an adulterer, and a virgin, each of whom God used to birth the Messiah, Jesus Christ. Isn’t it great that God has room for every story in his family and can use even the worst, most scandalous ones for his good purposes? That is Good News for us this Advent!