Baby in a manger

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God does not come into our lives with overpowering force.
God comes with no more power than a baby has:
the power to evoke our love.

God comes with no more authority than a crying child,
the authority of one who knows suffering,
and will not be fooled by empty comfort.

God comes with no grandeur, no Empire,
but a world of infinite expanse, whose gates
are hidden in our hearts.

God comes with no parades, no banners,
no recognition at all, except among those who listen
to the silence that burns in all Creation.

God does not come to holy places, to sanctuaries and temples,
but to mangers and graveyards, shelters and tent cities,
to broken places.

God does not come to the triumphant and those in high places;
God comes to shepherds and lepers, to the poor and the weak,
and to you.

When you are willing, look.



Deep Blessings,
Pastor Steve


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