Life circumstances.
Life choices.
Life’s surprises.
Life’s twists and turns.
Trigger chaos.
Trigger darkness, despair, desperation.
Trigger feelings,
Feelings of guilt, emptiness, shame, anxiety, embarrassment.
Pivot us back to the beginning,
the beginning of time.
“Now the earth was formless and empty,
DARKNESS was over the surface of the deep.”
What comes next is mystery!
“. . . and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.”
There was
light
land
vegetation
creatures
humans…
Signs of life.
What happens at the beginning reoccurs in Bethlehem and happens now.
Amidst
Life circumstances.
Life choices.
Life’s surprises.
Life’s twists and turns.
Triggering chaos.
Triggering darkness, despair, desperation.
Triggering feelings,
Feelings of guilt, emptiness, shame, anxiety, embarrassment.
What comes next is mystery!
God’s Spirit gives birth to LIGHT!
“The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world” (John 1:9).
In the darkness of homelessness, there’s the light of a manger.
In the darkness of loneliness, there’s the light of shepherds and animals.
In the darkness of threat, there’s the light of a new route to Egypt.
In the darkness of no family gifts, there’s the light of strangers bringing gifts.
In the darkness of political manipulation, the light of wisdom comes in a dream.
Darkness never disappears.
Light appears amidst the darkness.
Beloved Reflections 
Pure poetry:)
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