December 19, 2022

Judges 13:2-7,24-25

Luke 1:5-25

On this Monday the church puts before readings that tell us of miraculous births. The first reading we have the story surrounding the birth of Samson the Nazirite and the gospel has stories around the birth of John the Baptist. You know, I have never really asked my mother about stories surrounding my birth. But I am sure there is a story there. These stories are not meant only for the major players. There is a story around you and I, the pawns and the kings. I can tell you stories around the birth of our son. I can tell you how a touch and go pregnancy it was and how I prayed to God that he stays in the womb for 20 weeks. The doctors said his chances of survival were greater if he got to week twenty. It was pure miracle that he went full term. The thing is, God has spoken all of us into existence. So listen, you are not just another being, you have been breathed into existence at this time in history for a reason. Find it!!

As we begin this final week towards Christmas, I want to offer you a gift. Yes I wish I could wrap it up and put a nice bowl on it but this is all I have. I want to pray for you if you could use a prayer. I want to move you through prayer into a space that would enable you to see you.