A Reflection for Thursday, December 18 by Rev. Pamela Hogewoning Lectionary reading for 12/18/2025: Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; 2 Samuel 7:1-17; Galatians 3:23-29; Selected passage for reflection: Galatians 3.23-29  Read Galatians 3:23-29 NLT Before the way of faith in Christ was available to us, we were placed under guard by the law. We were kept in protective custody, so to speak, until the way of faith was revealed.  Let me put it another way. The law was our guardian until Chris