Candice's Comments

The time has come...

     Jesus is born and our lives are changed forever.

The time has come...

     The angels sing and alert the shepherds to proclaim the birth of a savior.

The time has come...

     The wise ones from the east have followed a star in the sky and have come to worship the newborn king.

One of my favorite actors of all time was Lucille Ball. How ironic that we share a birth date (just 40 years apart!). I still enjoy and laugh at the reruns of the "I Love Lucy" shows.

I particularly remember the show when her son was born. Husband Ricky and neighbors Fred and Ethel each had a part to play when Lucy told them it was time for the baby to be born. One called the doctor, one got her suitcase, one got Lucy and her coat.

Over and over they practiced their roles. Ricky would say, "The time has come" and they would each calmly and efficiently carry out their task. 

But as you might guess, when the actual time came for the baby to be born, they did not act calmly and efficiently but bumped into one another and all tried to do the same task. Eventually they left for the hospital without Lucy, who was left standing in the middle of the living room saying, "Hey, wait for me!"

As we move into the seasons of Christmas and Epiphany, the time has come for us to respond to the birth of our Savior. What is our task? Will we carry it out well or mess it up? What difference will it make in our lives that this baby was born? 

The time has come...to celebrate the birth and follow this infant into adulthood. On the journey we will witness miracles and healings, teachings and preachings. The time has come...to follow Jesus to the cross...and beyond.

Blessings,

Pastor Candice