Get you up to a high mountain,
O Zion, herald of good tidings;
lift up your voice with strength,
O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings,
lift it up, do not fear;
say to the cities of Judah,
“Here is your God!”
See, the Lord GOD comes with might,
and his arm rules for him;
his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.
He will feed his flock like a shepherd;
he will gather the lambs in his arms,
and carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead the mother sheep.
(Isaiah 40:9-11, NRSV)
Have you ever needed something and it just showed up?
I remember when we were in seminary for the first semester. We had a little girl who was about 15 months old when we started seminary and we were expecting our second child during the first semester we were there.
And I remember as a father wondering how I would get Christmas presents for my children. I was already strapped for cash paying for my education, and we still owned a home many states away from where we were.
I remember about the middle of December hearing a knock on the door, and when I opened the door, there was a huge rubber made box with wheels. with a bow on it. When I opened the box it had presents inside for all of our family. The presents included presents for our husky!
Now Christmas presents may not seem like much, but I still have a piece of the paper the presents were wrapped in, because to this father, that was what I needed then. A community that saw my unspoken need and was there for that.
And that is exactly where God is, in the community of our gathered bodies, providing for our every need.
Allow God to be your shepherd and you will be tended to!
aSacredRebel 