This week: God as infant. If you have any comments - adebelak@redeemerluth.com . God as infant is full of surprise and cannot be controlled by any of the powers of the world that attempt to bring God into a set pattern. Rather, God as infant takes the day as we try to anticipate it and then the day or the moment moves in a different direction. This is the God who cannot be put onto our calendar - like a date we intend to make - as though we have the say when we want to be in God's presence. This is the God who is like Emmylou, my new granddaughter, she will cry when she cries - she will pass gas without getting permission or saying excuse me - she will demand food without delay - she will spit up on the perfect outfit that was picked out for a specific event. God as infant will be present as this God wants to be present and we have to deal with it all. New life blossoms when we deal with it all as it comes - that which we are expecting and that which takes us by surprise. God as infant makes us laugh at our own humanity when we begin to have grand notions of who we are and other kinds of notions of who other are. God as infant cracks a smile and we are not quite sure if it is a smile or gas - either way, God is present and grabs our attention and will change our lives. O God of love and new life, wrap us up in your holy presence - a simplicity of utter joy. Amen. |
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