Babies

"That which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit," Matthew 1:20.

Ok, kids! Can you say Incarnation? In-car-na-tion, can you say that? Now. All together, let's say it: In-car-na-tion. In-carnation. Incarnation. Good! But what's with that? means this: Word became flesh. Word into brawn. That which is conceived (weird way to say it, but ... the baby) in her (the baby Mary's carrying) is of (had his start from) the Holy Spirit (the Holy Spirit). A virgin will become pregnant. So, Joseph, fiancee of Mary. Yes, you, the guy engaged to marry Mary. Right, it's kind of embarrassing all around, isn't it? The kid's not yours and all. Awkward! No, don't divorce her. (Love her anyway.) Leave town for a while, take her to Bethlehem, everybody will assume, nobody will know. And it'll be Ok. For everybody. For generations of unborn babies to come.

Today with a brother or sister we marvel at the way God's fixing the mess we're in. Seth, Perez, Salmon, Obed, Solomon, Samuel ... seems like God always starts with babies. And, together, we give thanks he makes us part of the fix.