...God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth...to Mary...
"Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you!"
Mary was greatly troubled at his words... "Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month..."
At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth.
Luke 1:2-40 NIV
You're a teenage girl with an angel at your door with greetings from God!!
...& a crazy story about your cousin having a baby even tho she's ancient & never had kids...so Mary goes to see Zac & Liz to compare angel stories...
#christmas
#story
#jesusatthecentre
...four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus... Mark 2:3-4 NLT Great account of inventiveness and determination to get their friend to see Jesus. Love this. Do you wonder about the back story? Are these the same 4 people who bring this man food? Take him to the toilet every day. Clean him up. Does he live with one of them? Are they family? Are there whole families or groups of people in the background who have supported and cared for this man? A group of children who grew up seeing their parents love in action? Probably. Healing Help Hope These things are found in community. These 4 guys are the heroes here. The upfront people. One day it will be interesting to see who the background heroes are. #loveinaction #community #inthistogether #walkingeachotherhome #gospelofmark
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