Peter W. Marty preaches. Sometimes we find ourselves in a place we didn’t expect, a situation we didn’t plan. Listen closely while you pray. It may not be the life you imagined but God will be born into it. This may be what Christmas is about – the irrational, unexplainable appearance of love in the midst of the world’s toughest realities and some of our own unplanned circumstances. To do what Joseph did – to bet on our dearest dreams, to give our hearts away to precious hopes, to let go of reasonableness and constraint and respond with love to a world that needs us.
Preaching text: Matthew 1: 18-25
Candle In the Dark: Words & Music by William Campbell © 2020 William Campbell Music. Used with permission.
