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