ADVENT WEEK FOUR: LOVE
December 25 Rev. Allie Utley, PhD
Pondering
Luke 2:(1-7), 8-20
So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the child lying in
the manger. Luke 2:16
Can you imagine giving birth in an outdoor stall? And then, as you begin to re-
cover, a group of shepherds show up and tell you that an angel told them that
your baby is the Son of God and Messiah?
You aren’t surprised by the announcement. The angel has come to you as
well. But every time someone says it out loud—you are the mother of the Holy
One—it feels shocking and overwhelming.
Can you imagine mothering this child? An all-powerful, all-knowing deity, now
fully dependent on you for shelter, nourishment, care?
This is the mystery of Advent: God comes as a vulnerable baby. The Son of
God is also the son of Mary. Then and now, God entrusts the work of love to
human hands. God needs us—our arms to cradle, our voices to sing, our lives
to bring grace and mercy to a weary world.
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