Monday
25th December, Christmas Day
The
Long Wait Over…
Waiting is not easy. Waiting is
something we don’t do well. Instant gratification suits us better. Why wait?
Grab your tablet. Order now…. and be annoyed when it does not arrive the next
day. What does it mean to wait? What does it mean to wait for centuries?
Grey waiting. Mundane labour on the margins. Shepherds’ dull routine. Light piercing darkness. Fear and joy flooding in. ‘Behold, I am doing a new thing. Do you not perceive it?’. The God of all Ages hidden, utterly dependable and steadfast in love and faithfulness, also the God of surprises. Your wait is over! Age-long promises of life, hope, kingship and salvation, each and every one of them, fulfilled in the flesh, in a frail baby boy - Jesus, bringer of Good News.
‘Rejoice in the Lord always. I say it
again, rejoice!!’. ‘The Word became flesh and dwelt among us’. Darkness was not
able to hold on to him. He has done it! (Réjouissez-vous
toujours dans le Seigneur. Je le répète, réjouis-toi !! 'Le Verbe s'est fait chair et a habité
parmi nous'. Les ténèbres ne pouvaient pas le retenir. Il l'a fait !)
Lord, disturb our grey waiting. May Your perfect love and burning joy flood our dull routine. (Seigneur, dérange notre attente grise. Que Ton amour parfait et ta joie brûlante inondent notre routine terne.)
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