Nothing is impossible with God. Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.”—Luke 1:37-38
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I hear a voice from another generation singing familiar words,
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The words haunt me, even as I read Scripture. They bounce around in my head and pictures begin to form. Once the timing of her child’s birth may have seemed off to Mary—not even married yet, now she senses something more. And the pregnancy of her much older cousin, Elizabeth, which at first seemed only a coincidence, now can be seen differently. The voice and the music go on,
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They were learning one of the deep truths of People of Faith, first taught by Old Testament prophets: You cannot change the past, but you CAN change the MEANING of the past. We walk by faith and not by sight.
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Faith teaches me I can know more tomorrow than I know today. Let’s return to the words and music dancing around in my head:
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That is why God comes to us in human form in Jesus Christ: to make sure we know that we can trust the One who gives us Life. Let it be.
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O my God,
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nAmen.
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John Winn