Happy Christmas Dear Reader,
What did you write down yesterday? “Can you see an angel dancing in the air?” One of the things the supernatural does is it
takes us outside of our own reasoning. It
is not beyond all reason but it is beyond ours.
With only fifteen days left until Christmas, I could feel
the building anticipation when I was out in the shops yesterday. More children whispered to their parents that
I might be Santa. People were wishing
each other a “Merry Christmas”. My
gentle humming of a Christmas tune was met with smiles instead of odd
looks. Whether they like it or not, our
world has accepted that it is the Christmas season for many.
With our focus on Mary, I want to ponder what she pondered. We are told by both Luke and Matthew that Mary considered all these things. In the beginning, however, she agrees before she ponders. I want to palaver over this in two parts. Today, I want to consider the pondering side of things.
You see, we ponder away so much of what is required to accept
Jesus. It is not that faith is not
reasonable. It is that we ponder it in
ways that exclude that which does not agree with our reasoning. Joseph did the same thing. He immediately did not believe that Mary had
conceived via the Holy Spirit. Rather,
he dismissed the supernatural for natural explainable reasoning that hurt Mary
and caused him pain that faith would have avoided.
It took a supernatural act for him to accept the truth. The Father wishes for us to accept the
deepest truths by faith. He wishes for
us to embrace the deep magic of belief.
I am writing down a December prayer that I will always suspend disbelief
where Jesus is involved. I wish to only
ponder the possible. I wish to think and
palaver in love and faith. I want to
follow Christ to Bethlehem and beyond.
You see, Dear Reader, I already believe it all and that belief
is hard-won. It is something I carry
always but fail to live out often. When
I am among the people that need to see Jesus, I want to violate their mortal
reason with the supernatural love of the Father. It is what casts out doubt and fear. It is what transcends age, time, gender, and social
mores to remind every soul of the potential.
My faith is reasonable if we reason through it. It is the baggage we place on it that makes
it untenable to us. I ask you not to
abandon reason in this season but, rather, to allow that there may reasoning
that is higher than yours. There may be
something beyond the story that touches the reality of who we are. Sometimes pondering gets in the way of truth. Sometimes it keeps us from hearing the song within
the silence. If Christ is to be born in
me, I must not demand that it not exceed my reasoning.
December
Prayer – Idina Menzel
In the touch of a friend, in the breath of a child,
In the eyes of a soldier coming home to his mother's
grateful smile,
In the sight of falling snow, and the memories it brings,
In the season when you find some peace, in the simple tender
things,
Open your heart and look around, listen, listen
Hear the song within the silence,
See the beauty when there's nothing there,
Sing a song within a silence that hope and love are
everywhere,
And when the quiet night is falling watch an angel dancing
in the air
To the song, the song within the silence a December Prayer,
A December Prayer.
In the strength of your hand as it holds onto mine,
And the promise that we're not alone in this place and time,
In the gifts that you give I am humbled and amazed
Far beyond this day and time of year
We are in a state of grace.
Open your heart and look around, listen, listen
Hear the song within the silence,
See the beauty when there's nothing there,
Sing a song within a silence that hope and love are
everywhere,
And when the quiet night is falling watch an angel dancing
in the air
To the song, the song within the silence a December Prayer,
A December Prayer
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become
a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a homeowner. He liberally
hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”
(͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Every human story is part of the great story that leads
to the Father getting everything back to Good.
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