Sarah Crane

@secraney.bsky.social

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Mostly walking, reading or cooking (eating). Proud vegetablist. Baptist Minister, Healthcare chaplain. Queen of green. (She/her) #PewterCommand

The strongest comes in weakness now
A stranger to our door
The king forsakes his palaces And dwells among the poor.
And where we hurt he hurts with us And when we weep he cries
He knows the heart of all our hurts
The inside of sighs
He does not look down from above
But gazes up at us
That we might take him in our arms
Who always cradles us.
A Tale of Two Gardens by Malcolm Guite
These words catch in my throat as I consider the creator of the universe taking on such vulnerability in order to know us in ours. I'll never quite understand it, and yet the mysterious beauty of it gives me courage and hope.
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God... And the Word became flesh and lived among us."
John 1:1,14 NRSV
God chooses to become like us.
God chooses to be vulnerable in our fragile world.
God chooses to understand all that is means to be human.
For this I am so thankful.
Wishing you real joy, hope and peace this Christmas
Image: Roi Mage by Dr Isaac Fanous