This is a busy time of year. I have church services to prepare, people to
see, and presents to buy. All in all, I spend
a lot of time trying to make Christmas perfect… However, I was drawn to the Christmas story
this week, not as a story of perfection, but as a story of people who found
hope in imperfection…
Mary became pregnant before she was legally married. In that day and age, this was a crime Mary
could have been killed for, but she found hope instead. Mary and Joseph were also ordered to go to
Bethlehem to be registered for a tax to the emperor. Soon after this, the young family had to flee
to Egypt to escape a jealous and insane King who ruled over Israel. This was a terribly imperfect time, but
somehow hope showed up.
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| A young family trying to find hope in a crazy world... |
As I look at the world today, I see so much pain in
places like Syria. Wars seem to go on
without ceasing, and there doesn’t seem to be much hope for peace. However, I am drawn back to that first
Christmas story. We are called to believe
God is with us – even when things don’t go our way. Today, it is my prayer that you find
hope. May you believe God loves you, and
may you know that God goes with you wherever your journey takes you.
Blessings!
PB
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