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Luke 1:21-23 NLT
[21] Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah to come out of the sanctuary, wondering why he was taking so long. [22] When he finally did come out, he couldn't speak to them. Then they realized from his gestures and his silence that he must have seen a vision in the sanctuary. [23] When Zechariah's week of service in the Temple was over, he returned home. 
Luke 1:21-23 NLT
I wonder what would happen if our Pastor suddenly couldn't speak!
What would we think?
"That he must have seen a vision"?
How did Zechariah communicate what was going on, what happened?
And he didn't go home, take a day off or anything, but kept serving, kept doing the tasks he had come to the temple to do for the rest of the week!
Not sure I'd be doing that if an Angel had turned up, told me my decades old prayers had been answered, and when I questioned him, found I could no longer speak...
Everything about this story is extraordinary.
It seems like it's supposed to be.
Because what, or rather who, is arriving next, is even more extraordinary.
At Christmas we try to do something extraordinary, whether it's food, gifts, gathering, and just like these extraordinary events that happened 2000 years ago pointed to Jesus, may our extraordinary food & gifts & gathering point us to the grace & kindness point us to Jesus too.
#advent
#Christmas
#extraordinary

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