{"id":26,"date":"2009-12-30T17:05:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-30T17:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amyandpatrickfata.com\/amysmic\/?p=26"},"modified":"2019-10-14T09:27:33","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T13:27:33","slug":"come-lord-jesus-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/amyandpatrickfata.com\/amyspen\/?p=26","title":{"rendered":"Come, Lord Jesus, Come!"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Christmas time, I usually find myself thinking about Mary and the journey she traveled in her servanthood to God. Her willingness to bear the child would mean great loss to her socially, emotionally, even physically. It\u2019s interesting to consider that Mary was one of the first women to know the sex of her baby ahead of time! She knew she was having a boy. She even knew His name. Maybe she said something to Joseph like, \u201cPlease have the crib built before Jesus arrives.\u201d<\/em> I imagine her knitting little blue shirts and someone saying to her, \u201cYou know, it might be a girl!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

She knew who He was and she knew He was coming. We know who He is. We know He came and we know He is coming again.<\/p>\n

But then I imagine her next pregnancy as Jesus is toddling around. This one is normal. She couldn\u2019t plan ahead; she knew nothing! This could have been frustrating to her, but probably it just made Him and the circumstances surrounding His birth all the more special in her mother\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n

Patrick and I are pleased to announce we are expecting our second child. As with our first child and Mary\u2019s other pregnancies, we will wait to find out what it is. We\u2019ll watch Liliana toddle around and think back to her birth and the special time surrounding it. Some time ago we asked her, \u201cWould you like a sister or a brother?\u201d<\/em> She replied, \u201cI want Juice.\u201d<\/em> But when she finally grasped the concept that a baby is inside my tummy, she said slowly, \u201cOhhhhh Myyyyyy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

It is a special time of year to be expecting a child. The fact that our Lord, the God of all creation and time, chose to come in this way is a true marvel. And the reason He came, to save that which was lost, is even more miraculous!<\/p>\n

May we be a people who are ready for His return. May we have our cribs built, our shirts knitted, our lives being lived in a way that says, \u201cCome, Lord Jesus, Come!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At Christmas time, I usually find myself thinking about Mary and the journey she traveled in her servanthood to God. Her willingness to bear the child would mean great loss to her socially, emotionally, even physically. It\u2019s interesting to consider that Mary was one of the first women to know the sex of her baby … <\/p>\n

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