Fixing ‘them’ Post Advent Blues

Post-Advent blues often arrive after the hope, peace, joy, and love leading to Christmas turn into ‘boxing day.’ No shepherds, wise men, or any of their kin were ever mentioned as Christ’s disciples. The first Advent readily slips into the blues of the day if its primary redemptive purpose is neglected. Today we look at the source and remedy for the post-Advent blues from Paul’s letter to the Church in Rome. As part of Roman’s theme of salvation, Paul teaches that, although everything is currently broken, nothing can inescapably stand in the way of a believer’s deliverance from sin’s bondage or in the way of God’s love for them. Our reflection draws its light from the Pauline context of ‘the broken’ longing for future glory.