I am so sorry... I was really hoping to be better prepared for You.
Wait, hold on a sec. Shoot, yeah. That's the baby crying... lemme grab her. My apologies.
Ummm, wow. Where are my manners? Have a seat. (Cana, hush! We have company!)
Sorry, I'm so tired. Frazzled. And oh, my kids are making me crazy tonight.
(Evie, stop kicking your sister! He's here--He said he would come and He is here!!)
Yeah, sorry. I know this is totally not ideal... I was really hoping that we could sit and chat. It's been so long since we've really talked.
How can You get a word in edgewise amidst all this din?
But oh. Please don't go.
What I am trying to say is, I need You here. I desperately need You to stay. And yes, I am going to have to interrupt You sixty times so I can change a diaper or wipe a nose or kiss a boo-boo.
But I've invited You here. And I've been waiting for so long.
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Oh, yes. Wait, what? Is that You? Really?
We're so sorry-- You'd think we'd be better prepared for You.
Wait, hold on a sec. Are you serious? A baby crying in a manger? My apologies that we didn't have room.
Wow, where are my manners? Have our treasures.
Here's our incense, our myrrh.
We're really embarrassed; we were hoping to have our hearts cleaned up more.
See, we had it all planned out in our heads. A military coup, a prosperous society, well-nourished children. We are so tired.
You're really here. You said You would come and You are here.
Sorry. I know this is totally not ideal. I can't believe that we can sit and chat... the face that Moses was forbidden to see, the face he longed to see... we can really talk.
How can You get a word in edgewise amidst all this din?
But oh. Please don't go.
What we are trying to say is, we need You here. We desperately need You to stay. And yes, we will spit on Your face. And yes, we will deny You three times. Yes, we will mock You and hang You on a tree and kill You.
But we've invited You here. And we've been waiting for so long.
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Really beautiful, Friend. Last night I was thinking...no one expected a baby. Who are we to say, "Oh, that's so like God." or "God has to do 'this or that' because that's how God is." REALLY? The world was waiting for a King--they got a baby. We want to LIVE--but he says to live is to die, that we must lose our life to find it. He is full of unexpected surprises and things that make no sense to our earthly minds.
Come, Lord Jesus! Come!
I love you, Friend!
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