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How do you finish this sentence: “You are so …”

I mean that. Pause for a moment and sit with the question.

…

What word or words come to mind? Is there one that resonates with more weight?

Whose voice do you hear saying it? Is it your own, or is it a voice that echos from your past and into this moment?

What weight does it carry as you step into your everyday?

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Which of the R words will you embrace in 2022?

Maybe you kicked it off with a New Year’s Resolution? Perhaps you are thinking more of a personal reformation? Others of you might feel ready for a revolution. But if you are a spiritual misfit who wants to find a healthy abundance, I suggest you consider the possibility of reconstruction. Otherwise, 2022 will just be 2020, too.

Here is why.

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Your story is changing. My story is changing. All of our stories are changing. And not just stories about the size of a fish you caught or the story of your future. It is also the story of your past. It changes in how we tell it, how it shapes us, and what it means moving forward.

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Like Matthew’s account of Jesus’ birth, the coming of the Magi reveals who understands Christmas. But like a magic trick, we get so caught up in what is right before us. Because we are distracted, we miss the bigger picture.

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John’s telling of Christmas seems rather basic at first. There is no pageantry or angels. He offers no narrative or a mention of Mary and Joseph. Just the simple words: “So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.”

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As the title suggests, this week Luke steals Christmas. This is rather odd because most of us assume that our understanding of the Christmas story comes out of Luke. You know, Mary and Joseph arriving in Bethlehem as Jesus is about to be born. The local inn is already full, prompting the owner to turn them away. Nobody helps them until some soul sends them off to a barn-like cave filled with smelly animals. All of that is part of our romanticized idea of Christmas. It is also not what Luke says.

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