the pondering heart . . . ready? . . . 12/12/11

Dear Holy Friends,   Are you ready? Am I? The question can be taken more than one way and that determines the answer. But when it comes to Christmas, somehow I think even the people involved that blessed night were not necessarily ready. Have you ever thought about that? So, if you are feeling very unready for Christmas to be here in thirteen days, you are in good company!   In his Grip, Chandra     Ready? I think of the teenager talking to the angel and wonder if she knew it would mean a manger? I look at Joseph respect could be lost did he ever think it would lead to the cross? I see the innkeeper who turned them away when did he realize his Savior was born that day? I wonder if the shepherds in the fields that night saw the star and understood it pointed to One true light? I look in my heart search inside my soul am I ready for Jesus' birth the One who makes me whole?   ~Chandra Lynn Smith~