Whether we admit it or not, humans are, by nature communal. We need others to flourish. We depend on relationships for our health, physical and emotional. By showing up as a baby, God is affirming our interdependence. Jesus as God needed others to survive. And he humbled himself to allow this vulnerability to take place. For needs to be met. For love to be embodied in the form of diapers and blankets and swaddling clothes.
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation.Luke 1:46-50 How does a person actually …
Love chooses relationship, believes that inconvenience and judgement are able to be overcome. Love makes a cradle out of hay, and marvels at the sweet smell instead of mourning the lack of the coordinated nursery décor. Love allows strangers to come witness a private moment, it opens the door to the unexpected and the unplanned.
Love shows itself most fully when things are not easy. When the stomach butterflies and all night conversations have passed, and the everyday reality of work and washing dishes and wearing the same t-shirt for 6 days and a row sets in.
Y'all. I have a confession to make. I have been reading the comments sections. I mean, not actually, that would be horrible. But. I've been reading Facebook. And Twitter. And, it turns out the vitriol and name calling once reserved for deep in dark corners of the comments thread has seeped out into the open. …
Today, this post addressees the members of our PMWS family that are white. We need to look at the trauma and suffering that our brothers and sisters of color have been living alongside for a long time. As I think about the words I am about to write, the phrase "for such a time as …
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