Friday, December 2, 2016
Hope in a Stable??
Can hope really be found in a stable where the wind whipped through the cracks in the walls along with the flies?
Can hope really be found in a place where cows and sheep and humans all crowd together to keep warm?
Can hope really be found in a cramped space and dirty, dusty place?
God's wisdom is not our wisdom.
Because if hope is found in a cold stone of a manger filled with soft straw, maybe hope can be born in our hearts cold with fear.
Because if hope is found when the wind moves through flimsy walls, maybe hope can be born in the flimsy walls of our communities and homes.
Because if hope is found with an eclectic gathering of two unwed parents, ragtag/outcast shepherds, and foreigners...maybe that calls us to where hope is still be born again.
Not necessarily in neat, tidy churches, but in the messiness of life.
Not necessarily in people who think and look like us, but in the harmony of those who sing differently.
Not necessarily among the elite and powerful, but among the meek and lowly and least.
After all God's wisdom is not our wisdom. And perhaps it behooves all of us to listen deeper for our still speaking...still creating...and still hope forming God.
May God's hope awaken in your heart and may we cultivate and care for the flame of hope flickering and guiding us to a stable of all places.
Advent blessings ~~
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