So nothing profound or prophetic today, mainly because I left my list of verses I wanted to use at home. But then again I'm a firm believer that God loves to use the ebb and flow of our daily lives, even our forgetfulness, to open the window to something greater than we had planned. There is a Caedman's Call song called "Table for Two" with a particular few lines (actually the whole song is amazing) that I love..."Well this day's been crazy but everything's happened on schedule, from the rain and the cold to the drink that I spilled on my shirt. 'Cause You knew how You'd save me before I fell dead in the garden, and You knew this day long before You made me out of dirt." I love how intentional our God is. How He knows each of us and loves on each of us daily. He shows up in the truly divine AND in a simple whisper. I pray during this busy season- that seems to have moved so far beyond its true meaning--you find yourself in a place where peace and love surround you. I pray that you open yourself to the Wonder that is your daily life. Please, during the busyness allow yourself time to be still and be moved, even in the smallest of ways. If you consider the title of this blog- not the first time I'm sure- you may very well be reminded of what I mentioned earlier about the true telling of this Holy event we celebrate this time of year. That it includes a hint of something silent and wonderful- something so uncanny and overpowering that we can't help but find ourselves entranced with the miracle of Christ's birth. May you continue to invite the unexpected and celebrate the seemingly insignificant in the coming weeks. May God bless and keep each of you as we prepare to take this journey together.
"Be still and know that I am God; I will be exhalted among the nations, I will be exhalted among the earth." ~Psalm 46:10
Lord Jesus, we pray for quiet wonder and simple joy today. We ask that as we celebrate Your unobtrusive entrance into our world, we would be reminded of the sacrifice You made through your life and death. Prepare us, Holy One, to venture forth in grace that we may share Your wonderous story with those in darkness. Quiet us, that we may take notice of Your all too often silent presence in our hearts and be open to the ways You are leading us. Amen
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