Often
I stand on the edge of light, afraid to believe, afraid to act, afraid that
this story is too good to be true.
But
then in my better moments, when I listen closely to the story, move closer to
the light, my fears seem to evaporate like an early morning mist, and I can
believe again.
I
can believe that God who made all that is became clothed in our human flesh so
that we might become clothed in God. I can believe that God claims me as a
beloved child. I can believe that all my days are in God's strong and tender
hands. I can believe that life is good, beautiful, and eternal. I can believe
that not only my days but all days are in God's good hands. I can believe,
rejoice, and wait trustingly and expectantly for the unfolding of God's promise
given so many ways and most clearly in the Advent story.
Thanks
be to God.
-- Norman Shawchuck and
Rueben P. Job in A Prayer for All Who Seek God, copyright 2003, used by
permission of Upper Room Books
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