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I told my friend Rose yesterday that I'm uninspired to blog these days. That's not exactly true. I think I'm TOO inspired, too full of thoughts and prayers and ideas, and not able to process through each individually.

Today's sermon was on "Is Your Jesus Big Enough?" As in, has he ever gotten up out of the manger and become Sovereign Lord over Life?
Are you sure?

This week alone:
One dear pregnant friend of mine lost her baby daughter at 21 weeks gestation.
Two friends with cancer have gotten poor reports from the doctor.
A neighbor's house burned to the ground.
One of Mom's students was killed in a car wreck on her way to school, and her EMT parents were the first on the scene to respond.
A very close friend is struggling with infertility and depression.
Another friend who has been infertile is pregnant!!

I went to see The Best Christmas Pageant Ever yesterday, surrounded by good friends and a large group of severely disabled adults and children. The entire time, as the story of my Savior's birth unfolded, I thought about these things.

There's a part of the play where the youngest Herdman child, playing the part of the Angel of the Lord, asks the play director, "Well, if the baby's born, why doesn't the angel tell the shepherds where He is, so they don't waste all that time wandering around the countryside? I should say, 'Hey, Shepherds! He's over there! In the barn! Hurry up and go see Him!'"

I love this. How much time do I spend wandering around the countryside, wishing I could personally do something to fix things, when I should go straight to the One who's big enough--and plead to Him on behalf of my friends who need Him right now? I don't know the ways of the Lord, or the plans He has for His people. But I know HIM. I know He's good.

This Christmas, I hope you'll take your Baby out of the manger, and put your trust in Him for the big things, as well as the small. There's no doubt that there are big needs all around us! But He's more than big enough, He's in control, and He's the whole purpose. I'm going to pray for my friends now. Will you, too, please?