We must never loose sight of the fact that God engaged Mary and Joseph in a life story they did not fully understand, after all who could understand what God was up to when He decides to use an unwed teenage girl to give birth out of wedlock. It is nothing less than... Scandalous! I'm sure Mary and Joseph wanted a quiet, peaceful life in the suburbs of Judea with kids, grandkids and perhaps a bit of prosperity to know they were being blessed. They got something quite different. This new story would define Mary's life and she would carry it with her all her life... and beyond. Did God ask too much of Mary? Does God ask too much... of us? I believe Mary's trust in God outweighed her doubts and fears.  WHY? What did Mary have that enabled her to give up her comfortable life for a life of compelling love and hope?  A life of quiet survival for one of eternal significance. But then I'm also forced to ask myself  "why do my doubts and fears confine me and my life to One of the main ways we sabotage ourselves is that we don’t dream enough or desire enough. In the words of C.S. Lewis, we are too easily pleased: "We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased." Today, sit with the pain of unrealized dreams, unrecognized opportunities and unembraced potential of Christmas. What is God asking of YOU? Sermon Notes 12.11.11 Does God ask too much Worship 12.11.11 Third Advent Mary Advent Readings 2011 wk3 PodcastAudio
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