Today we praise you father God
in words and in music
and through the creative retelling of
the old familiar Christmas story.
This is a story we have heard from childhood
a story that has become part of us through repetition
It is a very familiar story
yet still we find we wonder and praise God
at the immensity of the story behind the tales of shepherds, angels and kings.
It is the story of the mighty God, the creator of heaven and earth
coming to earth in unbelievable vulnerability
as a baby
born in an insanitary and dangerous place and time
in a borrowed cowshed
where danger lurked in the shadows cast by Herod and Rome.
And as we ponder on this amazing initiative by God
we realise that this is always the way that God works:
coming in seeming weakness
speaking through the small and vulnerable.
God's way is a path that is often difficult for us to follow
for it goes against the accepted ways of the world:
The path following Jesus brings great reward
but does not promise an easy journey.
(written by me December 2015)
Image courtesy of seksuwat / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
(written by me December 2015)
Image courtesy of seksuwat / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
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