Dearly Beloved,
Grace and Peace to you.
Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.
Do not be afraid,
for you have found favor with God.
The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you;
therefore your child will be holy.
—from Luke 1. 26-35.
Beloved, you have found favor with God. Already.
You need not work for it, or reach impossibly.
God is delighted with you as you are,
and loves to be with you, always.
Now, then.
Live your life.
Let God think of your ordinary days as holy.
Raise your kids. Do your work. Blossom as you will.
Holy Spirit will come upon you;
therefore it will all be Holy.
The love you give your children will make them holy;
the love you bring into the world will redeem it.
Your labors and lovings, the secret work of angels
hidden in the flour you knead and the floor you scrub
and the foreheads you kiss will ring with glory.
Nothing will be changed, child, but your eyes will be opened.
Your hands will be the throne of the almighty,
whose eternal grace will reign forever.
This, not some shimmering dream,
is what will save the world.
For nothing will be impossible with God.
Now say, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord;
let it be with me according to your word.”
And every morning say this to yourself:
“Hail, Beloved, full of grace.
Blessed are you and blessed is the fruit of your soul.”
Deep Blessings,
Pastor Steve
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