It occurred to me today that there’s a lot of moving around, uncertainty, looking for space in the Christmas story. First, of course, there’s Joseph and Mary, travelling from their home to Bethlehem. They’ve got to find a place to stay, The town is crowded with other travelers and they’re really kind of desperate when they settle down in that stable. But it works. The baby Jesus shows up right on time, Mary wraps him up in the blankets she’s brought with her and lays him in the manger. Phew! They settle down to sleep.
But the story goes on, The angel appears to some shepherds out in the fields. Why them? The story teller wants to let us know that the story is bigger then we thought at first. It’s bigger than that little family, snuggled down for a well-earned rest in that stable. So the shepherds get the message. And they go looking for this very important baby who has been born. They’ve got some clues, but they don’t really know where to go and they go searching.
We’re on the move again. We have choices. Our little group will move out of the nice cozy chapel we’ve been borrowing. Maybe we need a star so you can follow us to this home or that one.
But wait! We’ve got something better than a star. We’ve got the Internet! Please, please, please check your e-mail or look at this website because we’ll always tell you where we are. We’ll put the word out as soon as we know where we’ll be. This week it will be Marden’s community room. Easy access, plenty of parking, midway between our north and south members. Call if you need a ride or help with directions.
Follow the star and know that you’ll find Jesus in the centre of the circle that gathers in this new space just as surely as he has been in every place we’ve gathered before.
But the story goes on, The angel appears to some shepherds out in the fields. Why them? The story teller wants to let us know that the story is bigger then we thought at first. It’s bigger than that little family, snuggled down for a well-earned rest in that stable. So the shepherds get the message. And they go looking for this very important baby who has been born. They’ve got some clues, but they don’t really know where to go and they go searching.
We’re on the move again. We have choices. Our little group will move out of the nice cozy chapel we’ve been borrowing. Maybe we need a star so you can follow us to this home or that one.
But wait! We’ve got something better than a star. We’ve got the Internet! Please, please, please check your e-mail or look at this website because we’ll always tell you where we are. We’ll put the word out as soon as we know where we’ll be. This week it will be Marden’s community room. Easy access, plenty of parking, midway between our north and south members. Call if you need a ride or help with directions.
Follow the star and know that you’ll find Jesus in the centre of the circle that gathers in this new space just as surely as he has been in every place we’ve gathered before.
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