Father

"When the time was just right, God sent out his son, born by a woman," Galatians 4:4.

So, the discussion concerned slavery to the elementals of this world. That is, slavery to human passions, to human vengeance, to human fates decreed by arbitrary gods, indeed, to life-long slavery to the fear of death. Slavery to the god of this world. So, the discussion concerned human redemption. God's redemption. Buying back pawned-off junk. Redeeming chattel into children. Children of God. Who call him, Abba. Father. Yes, that's what they were talking about. Redemption from slavery to freedom of the glory of the children of God. God did it. With his son. Jesus. Born from a woman.

We meet with a brother or sister today at the manger in wonder of God's redemption. And, together, we worship God alone, creator of the universe, and father of birthed-again human beings.