I hesitate to even write anything on this topic. I mean, what has not been written or said in 2,000 years? However, this is a powerful and joyous day, whether you are a Christian or not and whether you are religious or not. It is amazing that this insignificant little life has impacted an entire world, especially a world the people of that time could never imagine.
Imagine a 14 year old girl pregnant and afraid she will die because of it. What faith did it take to say yes to following through to birth? Think of this conversation: “Mary, I know you think you really messed up, really disappointed everyone. I am going to take the “mistake” you think you made and I am going to use that little life to save the world. Do you believe that?” And, because she said yes, the world is impacted by that one little insignificant life.
And what about Joseph? That same conversation with God: I know you think you really messed up and that the world as you have known it has forever changed. It has Joseph, but not as you imagine. No, I am going to use what you think is a serious mistake and save the world with that mistake. And Joseph said yes. Now, I ask you, who are the two most faithful people in all of the Bible? Mary and Joseph of course. And whether you are a Christian or not, you have to concede that one little boy, born into abject poverty, oppression and hopelessness has and does change the entire world every day. By the way, if you don’t remember, he is a person of color, an illegal alien to the Romans, a future failure born to a failed couple and a failed people. You see, that is really how insignificant this one little life was.
How about you? Do you realize you are the virgin? Male or female makes no difference, we all have to give birth to this little life, this little spark every day. Can we be as faithful as these two? Imagine that little life coming alive in your heart and being exhibited in all that you and I do each day. We can keep changing the world. Give birth this day, in the city you live in. No shepherds needed.
TMM