December 24th 2008

God’s “Impossible” Plan

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n Luke, Chapter 1, the angel Gabriel comes to Mary and lets her in on God’s plan for her. As relayed in the King James:

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

We live still in an era where the impossible is exactly what we need, so this assurance that nothing is impossible for God still rings as true and hopeful today as it did 2,000 years ago. We can only hope that we might be as willing to participate in God’s possibilities as this young girl, Mary, was:

And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.

Happy Christmas Eve, everyone. Think today on the impossible gift God gave us: God in man, infinite power, love and purity in human flesh, ready to give his all to us. Think of the impossible possibilities.

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December 22nd 2008

Hate Crimes For The Season

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ot to be a grinch, but hatred of the Christian faith is as much a part of Christmas as joyful celebration of the birth of the baby Jesus.  Rarely do you see compilations the crimes against our faith that occur at this time of year, but here is such a list – and I’m sure it’s just a fraction of the total:

In Sandusky, Ohio a 50-year old figure of the Baby Jesus was stolen from a downtown park; it was found a few days later hanging from a ceiling fan in the apartment of the thief who stole it

A Christian pastor in Loma Linda, California was beaten and left in critical condition while decorating his church

In Orange County, Florida a Christian church’s drive-through nativity scene was completely demolished by vandals

The Blessed Virgin figure was stolen from a nativity scene in front of a home in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Twice within a couple of weeks, the crèche in Norwood, Massachusetts was vandalized

A drive-through nativity built by a Christian church in Stone Mountain, Georgia was destroyed

In Waggaman, Louisiana, a 38-year old man, accompanied by two boys, trashed Christmas decorations at five homes

A 50-year old statue of a shepherd was beheaded in a nativity scene in downtown Kingsport, Tennessee

The Holy Family was stolen from a crèche outside of a home in New Albany, Indiana

The nativity scene in front of a Christian church in Christoval, Texas was splattered with red paint

Figures of the Baby Jesus were stolen from homes or churches in Memphis, Tennessee; Littlestown, Pennsylvania; Valrico, California; Akron, Ohio; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Andover, New York; Sumter, South Carolina; St. Charles, Illinois; Moberly, Missouri; Lehighton, Pennsylvania; Bismarck, North Dakota; Omaha, Nebraska; Paw Paw, Michigan; North Richland Hills, Texas; Eureka Springs, Arkansas; and Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

This particular list came from the Catholic League via blogfriend Stacy Harp’s Active Christian Media.  The complete list – if anyone cared to compile it – would be much, much longer … and show even more vividly why the world we live in needs Christ.

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