The part of this text that stands out for me, is surprisingly not the unimaginable images we are offered: wolf and lamb, calf and lion, child and viper, but instead the use of the word ‘will.’ As an English teacher, word choice is important to me. While I, too, marvel at the impossible images, I am struck by the promise of the word, ‘will.’ The impossible WILL happen. God WILL come and live as man. We WILL exist in a world beyond our imagination.
Dear God of the impossible,
You challenge us during Advent to wait for the unimaginable - the unbelievable - the impossible. You remind us that your capacity far exceeds our imagination. You are preparing for us a place of safety and a time of peace. Help us as we struggle to believe, to comprehend, to imagine all that you WILL do in our lives and in our world. Amen.
Kari Hanson-Smith, Member
Thursday, December 3, 2009
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