Listening, Meditating, and Agreeing
(Luke 1:26-38)
The last Sunday before Christmas
we heard a Gospel message
that invites us into imitation of the behavior of Mary.
She is disturbed by the words she hears,
this is not her plan…
...what could have happened to so change her world?
What is Mary’s response
What is Mary’s response
to being disturbed, to being deeply troubled?
She ponders the words that have so disturbed her,
the words that are so troubling…
...she meditates on the Word.
She realizes in her meditation
that this disturbance, this troubling greeting
is of God, that it is Holy,
and she responds by agreeing...
...to let God’s Will be done to her as God would have it.
She agrees…she agrees…
She simply agrees
She simply agrees
to receive that overpowering presence of the Holy Spirit
that would forever change every plan
that had previously been made for her life.
This is the imitation we are invited into…
This is the imitation we are invited into…
...to be disturbed by the Word of God,
...to meditate on the Word of God,
and to agree to be overpowered and over shadowed;
to give our whole bodies,
our whole lives
to that disturbing,
transforming presence within us…
…EMMANUEL
…GOD WITH US!
…EMMANUEL
…GOD WITH US!
2 comments:
Amen! Beautifully expressed, dear sister. We have so enjoyed reading your updates and seeing the wedding pictures. :-) You know we are priviledged to keep you in prayer; both for safety and for His Will to be done to His glory. Merry Christmas, Jackie! May God's abundant blessings fill your New Year. We love you and miss you!
Randy, Melissa, Ian and Elliott
Hello Jackie,
Our brief encounter yesterday was awesome! It is when I meet people who are engraved with your determination, courage and hope that I too get the spirit to move on.
Please carry on the good work.Your blog tells the world a lot. I am using it to inform many of my friends on what is happening here (this region) on my xmas message.
you are inspiring.
ndekezi
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