tonight, i went to a candlelight christmas eve service. we worshiped with songs, what we've come to think of as "christmas carols", a bit of narrative about the birth of Jesus and the conditions surrounding his birth, and some sharing from the pastor. the theme was about how ordinary everything was that night - ordinary, everyday sheep; ordinary people; ordinary circumstances and setting. and yet, in the midst of the ordinary, something very extraordinary happened - God broke through and entered the this world as a baby. there was majesty in the middle of the very mundane. the pastor used this story from the washington post, pearls before breakfast, to illustrate the point.
i hope we all take time to sit at the feet of the Jesus that broke through the mundane and bleak to bring salvation to a messed-up and dark world. please don't let us miss out on Jesus, or diminish the significance of who he is, because we're too busy or otherwise preoccupied with ourselves and our own junk.
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amen!
expect the unexpected or miss out.
good word. happy new year, steph! i miss you. btw, "forks" -- great word. for real, my letters suck!
i LOVE the eye pillow for your sty. the only thing that could make a sty pretty is an adorable little bag like that.
see you soon! i can't wait :)
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