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How Does He Do It? I Always Wondered. How Does Santa Claus 2nd Advent Luke 1:39-56 12.8.2013 RUMC How does he do it? I always wondered. How does Santa Claus do it? As a child eagerly anticipating Christmas morning, Santa’s perennial Christmas Eve journey always seemed so delightfully impossible to me. And so, I wondered… how does he do it? How does he make it to every single house in just one night? How does he make those reindeer fly? How does he have room in his bag for all of those toys… or, for that matter, how does he have room in his belly for all of those cookies? How does he get up and down the chimney? How does he do it? How does Santa Claus do it? It all seemed so delightfully impossible. But I wasn’t a skeptical child. Those questions didn’t make me doubt. In fact, the more impossible the Santa Claus situation seemed, the more magical it became. Every Christmas morning was sheer magic – in part, because Santa Claus had overcome the impossible every Christmas Eve night. And so, every Christmas Eve, I would put out the cookies and milk, head excitedly to bed, and wait for Santa Claus to do the impossible… again. The story of Christmas is indeed a delightfully impossible story. And it’s not just the stories of Santa’s flying reindeer and midnight visits and bag full of presents that are wonderfully, magically, delightfully impossible. Those are just the Christmas “trimmings,” after all. No, the real story of Christmas – the story we find in the words of scripture, the story of Christ’s birth in the manger of Bethlehem – is even more wonderfully, miraculously, delightfully impossible than the Santa Claus wonders of my childhood. We heard that in our first scripture reading, as you might recall. Earlier in worship, we read the scripture passage known as “the annunciation.” In that passage, we watched and listened as the angel Gabriel appeared to an unassuming young woman named Mary, bringing her great and impossible news: “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High” (Luke 1:30-32, NRSV). Now Mary is – shall we say? – 1 2nd Advent Luke 1:39-56 12.8.2013 RUMC understandably puzzled by the angel’s words. She is a young, unmarried virgin, after all. And so, she wonders… I’m going to be… pregnant? … but with… wha… how? “How can this be?” she asks the angel (Luke 1:34, NRSV). And Gabriel replies: “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God” (Luke 1:35, NRSV). Simple enough, right? So glad Gabriel cleared that up! But Gabriel then goes on to say something that somehow makes it all make sense: “For nothing will be impossible with God” (Luke 1:37, NRSV). For nothing will be impossible with God. A virgin will conceive a child. The creator of all things will become part of the creation. The Lord of heaven and earth will become a helpless, fragile, precious baby in a manger. Lofty choirs of angels, shepherds from a nearby field, wise ones from far-off lands, and stars shining high in the heavens will all herald this moment – the moment of the birth of God. It all seems impossible, of course… wonderfully, miraculously, delightfully impossible… but Gabriel reminds Mary (and all of us who are listening and peering over her shoulder) that “nothing will be impossible with God” (Luke 1:37, NRSV). It is there, in that verse, in that reassurance from the mouth of the angel Gabriel, that we find the “two little words” of this passage, the two little words that make all the difference. “Nothing will be impossible with God,” Gabriel tells us (Luke 1:37, NRSV). He doesn’t say, “Nothing will be impossible.” He doesn’t say, “Nothing will be impossible if you try real hard and believe in yourself.” He says, “Nothing will be impossible with God.” With God. Those two little words make all the difference in this verse, in this scripture passage, in this Christmas story, in our Christian story. “Nothing will be impossible with God.” The impossible story that begins with Gabriel’s words to Mary continues in our second scripture reading for today, in a continuation of that same chapter from the gospel of Luke: 2 2nd Advent Luke 1:39-56 12.8.2013 RUMC [Luke 1:39-56, NRSV] 39 In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, 40where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit 42and exclaimed with a loud cry, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. 43And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me? 44For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leapt for joy. 45And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.’ 46 And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; 49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. 50 His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. 51 He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. 52 He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly; 53 he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty. 54 He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, 55 according to the promise he made to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.’ 56And Mary remained with her for about three months and then returned to her home. Now, at first glance, this isn’t the most “impossible” story of scripture. It might even seem straightforward. Mary (filled with a mix of excitement, fear, joy, and trepidation, no doubt) visits her relative Elizabeth (who is, herself, quite miraculously pregnant). When Mary arrives, Elizabeth’s child leaps in her womb. She is suddenly “filled with the Holy Spirit,” and begins to speak words of blessing upon Mary (Luke 3 2nd Advent Luke 1:39-56 12.8.2013 RUMC 1:41, NRSV). Mary, in turn, sings words of joyous praise and holy vision, known throughout the centuries as Mary’s Magnificat. A visit. A blessing. A song. It may not seem like the most “impossible” story, especially when compared to the other more fantastic parts of the Christmas narrative… but it is a deeply compelling passage. It is compelling because it shows us an entirely new side of Mary. In the previous passage, throughout her encounter with the angel Gabriel, Mary is quite a tame figure: one part bewildered young woman, and one part obedient servant. Yet in this passage, the one who was once bewildered and obedient is now downright prophetic and powerful. She, an unassuming young woman, speaks in a way that is deeply reminiscent of Israel’s great prophets of old. She praises God’s graciousness, holiness, and mercy. She then imparts a vision – a counter-cultural vision of God’s justice on this earth. Hear her vision again: God has “shown strength with his arm,” Mary tells us. “[H]e has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly; he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty” (Luke 1:51-53, NRSV). She speaks this vision with joy and with strength. She speaks this future vision in the past tense, as if a deep faith assures her and gives her the confidence that God will indeed bring these things to pass.1 She speaks a vision of justice, one that turns the world on its head. So while her visit to Elizabeth is not so “impossible,” her vision – when viewed in light of the realities of her world, and of ours – seems quite impossible. Mary’s vision is one of role reversal. In her vision, those who are proud and powerful are humbled, while those who are lowly are exalted. Those who are hungry are suddenly satisfied and filled with abundance, while those who have enjoyed wealth, extravagance, and privilege will be in want. It is an absolute, utter role reversal – one that expresses God’s values, conveys God’s concern for the poor, and imparts God’s vision of justice. 4 2nd Advent Luke 1:39-56 12.8.2013 RUMC Mary did not live in the world she envisioned – far from it – and nor do we. In our world, as in Mary’s, society is structured to keep poor people poor while making the rich all the more rich – for lifetimes, and for generations. The gap between those who “have” and those who “have not” is one that continues to grow.
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