When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” On my morning walk around the campground I came upon an empty campsite, empty except for one thing. There was this jar filled with fresh picked flowers on the picnic table. No one around, just the flowers on the table in the glass jar. This is not something you expect to see. Still it filled me wit joy.
The whole story of Jesus’s birth is unexpected. No one expected the Messiah to be born to an unimportant family, much less to a mother who was pregnant before being married. The shepherds, also unimportant and even looked down on, didn’t expect to see angels telling them, that the Messiah had been born in their town. During this season of advent open your heart to the unexpected. Be like the shepherds and go look for Jesus. And don’t be surprised if you find him in unexpected places. Prayer Lord Jesus Open our hearts to the unexpected to day, to the hope of new life in you. Amen
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