"All this time we've waited for the promise. All this time, you've waited for my arms. Did you wrap yourself inside the unexpected so we might know that Love would go that far?"
Think about it....the Jewish people had passed down these stories of hope and promise of a King, of one to redeem them, to save them from oppression...and after all of this build up and hype, a baby comes from a virgin, born in Bethlehem, among dirt and animals, and without any hooplah...yep, that's a scholarly term. A baby Savior was completely unexpected....a King ruling among sheep, cows, and manure was unheard of...and yet, the angels cried, "Holy, Holy Holy." That's all they could say...is that all we can say in the presence of this baby?
So much in this life is unexpected...and when we experience true acts of love, or just love itself, we are caught off guard...love always surprises me...at the lengths it will go, at the sheer joy of it.
The circumstances of life are not always pleasant...life is difficult to navigate sometimes...sometimes life isn't "fair." My sister-in-law lost her mom two weeks after she and my brother got married. They miscarried their first child....these are circumstances that change us, test us, and that we can't explain away...
And yet, a child was born last Thursday....hope was born. Love wrapped itself in the unexpected...this little baby has changed us all....this new life has spurred within each of us pure joy. Love goes that far. God redeems....God reminds us that circumstances are a part of life....but that God is joy. God is hope. God is new life. And God is at the core of who we are...God is love. Take time today to experience the unexpected...a baby King born long ago...new life in your family...the joy of a child's laughter...and so much more. Circumstances are real, but God is greater than it all. God is a baby wrapped in hope, joy, and love.
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