God Calling the Lowly into Empowerment: from Mary, to the Shepherds-A Christmas Eve Sermon

Grace and Peace to you,

My sisters

Brothers

And

Siblings

In

Christ

(pause)

On this night of nights,

We are in anticipation

When Life itself was transformed

And God, whom we thought was hidden

Revealed Godself

In the form,

Of a babe,

Christ, the Lord

Amen.

(Pause)

Anticipation!

There is this tension that seems to flow,

This time of the year,

On this day,

Because

We

Are

Waiting!

YES,

We know the story,

But we are still

WAITING!

Waiting,

For this SOMETHING

For us to experience

A moment

That we know,

Will catapult us

Changing our lives,

Our very being

Forever

(pause)

Giving birth

Can do that

To a person.

I remember,

The day after Easter

17 years ago,

4am

Driving to Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Prentiss Women’s Hospital

Dressed in a comfortable white shirt

And cream colored overalls.

That Monday,

Was the day my son would be brought into this world