The Birth of Jesus
Conforming (phase 2), God So Loved the World - The Birth of Jesus (step 9), session 2I'm glad I waited to start this step until now. I really wouldn't have wanted to get into today's reading (Luke 2, 1-14) any earlier. In a sense, I already did, on Monday at the Christmas at Fairhaven service.
I'm pretty far right now from being able to reflect effectively on this Scripture. The angels may have proclaimed peace on earth among those with whom he is pleased (Lk 1, 14), but the lack of peace in my heart causes me to wonder whether he is the slightest bit pleased with me. I don't know how to proclaim his love into the lives of those around me, especially the one who thinks she is hearing judgment and condemnation and an accusation of weakness instead of a call to live in God's love and strength. But when we think we know what we need and that we aren't getting it, the birth of a baby in a manger two thousand years ago can remind us that God meets our needs in ways we'd never think possible, let alone expect.
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