Sermon on 12-11-2011 Luke 1: 46-55
What makes you so happy that you can sing, cry, and jump for joy? What fills your heart to this extent? As we come to the end of 2011, look back. What were you dreaming about, hoping for? Look at the realities of the past year — grief, loss, accomplishments.
Now considered the life of Mary. She wasn’t in a good place; pregnant, unmarried, and then, meeting an angel. She was in a very confusing place.
Her role was to be part of something that would not only save her but also save the world. She understood that she was blessed to be part of what God wanted for her.
Mary is a model for all of us; on faith, she accepted and felt the joy of something she didn’t really understand. She knew that she was part of something bigger. She anticipated the joy, the waiting and the pain. And, she experienced all this while pregnant.
Mary only knew that she was part of the huge impact for the world…something bigger and better to happen. Joy in the midst of a mystery, of birth to a newer life for individuals and the church
Be like Mary… Rise to the challenge.
