OK. OK. So it's actually you we are hoping will show up. But this headline looked better to me. And I am in fact hoping that you'll bring your bathrobe along. Or if you have something at home that works better, that'd be great too. But you're the important part.
On Dec. 21, the last Sunday before Christmas, we are going to be telling our story in drama. As we get ready for Christmas Eve, we are going to reach back into Luke's story of Jesus' birth, and then work our way forward. A faithful cast of willing volunteers will be taking on particular characters as the story unfolds. But we're hoping that all of us will feel a part of the drama. And there are moments (like crowd scenes) when the opportunity will be there to stand up, and enter the story physically.... or not. :)
So bring your bathrobe, or that smock in the basement closet! Wear a shawl, or loot the kitchen drawer for its towels! Put on the sheep costume, or dig up that false beard! But whatever you do, just show up!
Peace!
Ed
Text for 21 Dec: Luke 1:1-2:7
*** 23 Dec.: We did it! Thanks to all of you who came out amid the snowflakes...and drifts! It was informal, spontaneous, and Spirit-filled! Thanks be to God!
