He Entered Into Our Mess
I’ve been in ministry over forty years and I have observed that this month is always the toughest time of the year. If things are going to fall apart, it often happens in December. The stress and busyness of the month is augmented by the onset of winter and illness. And all of the pressures that we feel tend to put people on edge which often brings out the worst in us. Dysfunction often rears its ugly head at family gatherings. Road rage is common as we’re trying to fulfill our crazy schedule going from place to place. We feel loneliness the most during this season when all of our expectations of warm and happy relationships are unfulfilled. As a pastor, I have prayed for and with more people in December than any other month of the year. Though we try and hide it, many of us are broken. Our lives are a mess. That’s why Jesus came. The New Testament writer to the Hebrews explained: “Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son al