Dear Caldwell,
On Sunday, we drop in on an intimate encounter between two unlikely agents of God (Luke 1:39-55). Elizabeth, unexpectedly pregnant with John the Baptist, was well past child-bearing years. Mary, pregnant with Jesus, was a poor, unwed teenager. Both would herald a messiah who would turn things upside down for ever after and show us a way of being the blessed community to one another.
As many at Caldwell encounter a Christmas having already lost their mothers, this sweet story reminds us of mothers’ devotion and opens our hearts to how God came into the world in humble yet utterly magnificent ways.
Feed your bodies with food and fellowship at a full breakast at 9:45 in Belk Hall and then feed your souls in worship as we enter Christmas week.
See you then.
In Christ,
John