I am once again feeling privileged beyond my dreams to be able to take pieces and parts and form the skeleton of what the services will become with everyone's contributions and surrounded by prayer.
In searching the web for all the latest ideas and gadgets and bells and whistles I found myself in tears watching the simplest of things.
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One short drama I watched was of actors portraying the experience of Mary being told by an angel that she was with child, and not only pregnant without intimate relationship, but carrying the long awaited Savior of the world.
The actress portrayed beautifully the innocence of a young girl being told SHE was the chosen mother of the Savior.
Her belief and trust in the Lord had to be HUGE. Amazing!
Then the actor that played Joseph was told by Mary she was pregnant. He cried, felt completely betrayed, probably accused her of being unfaithful, and moved from utter disbelief to horror and again burst into tears and left.
It was the first time I've ever really thought about how betrayed Joseph must have felt. He thought he'd just lost his promised wife to another man, he knew what a pregnancy out of wedlock would mean for Mary, and he loved her. Even in his deepest moments of feeling betrayed, he loved her which caused a deep pain the likes of which I've never known.
And then Joseph's suspicion of betrayal was erased as an angel of the Lord told him not to hesitate to take Mary for his wife. And that he had been chosen to be the Savior's earthly father, can you imagine?
Would you believe that kind of message?
These were normal human beings chosen to be used of God in a supernatural way that only He could orchestrate. Almighty God had to reduce His only son to that of a human to save His creation.
Now to somehow communicate that message to our congregation...
It will of course only happen with that same divine help from the God of the Universe who is still reaching out to his fallen creation.
Please pray for us!
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