“But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for see - I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people!
There is an extremely joyful bird on my front porch who is singing an extremely joyful Christmas song. Good news! Great joy! For EVERYONE!
Good news! God isn’t far away. Good news, when we don’t know how to go to God, God will come to us; good news, God tells it first to the night shift minimum wage workers pulling doubles; good news, those are God’s people - the struggling, spiritually dry and spiritually chaotic ragamuffins on the edge of the world; good news, the whole world is going to be redeemed and healed and restored and we, us, all of us, everyone, are part of the whole world.
May today’s feast day joy feel invitational and not excluding. May it be a reminder of your Belovedness; a reminder that you are redeemable and redeemed; a reminder of how fully and entirely Christ delights in you on this holiest of joyful days.
Joy to the world! All the guys and gals and non-binary pals! Joy even to the fishes in the deep blue sea, joy to all the edges of the world. Merry Christmas, ragamuffin dearly beloveds 💜