The concept of God can be overwhelming.
Omnipotent.
Omniscient.
Omnipresent.
Above, beyond, eternal, creator, maker and judge.
We call out to God to hear us, intervene on our behalf and save us.
Only God is able to help us when all human methods have failed.
Only God hears us when everyone else has abandoned us.
Only God has the power to create and destroy the universe that surrounds us.
This mix can be incredibly comforting and incredibly fear-inducing. The power that is held in God can empower the powerless, but it can also create feelings of fear and insignificance.
This week we remember that in a humble stable this God of all power, presence and knowledge became like one of us. God became limited in the same ways that we are limited to make the vast love and power of God tangible.
When we feel all alone we pray to a God who was abandoned by all of those who were closet to Him.
When we feel powerless we pray to a God who experienced the powerlessness of being a child.
When we ask God to use power on behalf of the marginalized we are praying to the God who did that very same thing as Jesus Christ.
Because of Christmas God's power, presence and knowledge is personal. We are never alone and the difficult path to being fully human has been charted before us by Jesus Christ.
Stand Sunday:: Orphans
Adulting::Growing in Maturity
Adulting::Maturity in Failure
Adulting:: Maturity in Community
Adulting:: Marks of Maturity
Power Dynamics:: So What?
Power Dynamics:: Power in Race
Power Dynamics:: Power in Gender
Power Dynamics:: Power in Church
Power Dynamics:: How it All Works
Stones Back to Life
In the Desert:: Sparkles of Refuge
In the Desert:: Yes! At Last!
In the Dessert:: Donkey Wisdom
In the Desert:: Anger that Exposes Grief
In the Desert:: Imposter Syndrome
In the Desert:: Believer and Atheist
In the Desert:: Three Feet of Quail
In the Desert:: Presence and Absence
In the Desert:: Mirrors and Potential
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