Born of a Woman

⁴ But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, ⁵ to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption as children. ⁶ Because you are his children, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” ⁷ So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir. -Galatians 4:4-7


Science has come a long way in "birthin' babies"... fertilization can take place outside the womb and the eggs replaced or even placed in another woman's womb.  Families are so very complicated these days... single parents, blended families, adoptive families, foster parents, grandparents as parents, even same-sex parents.


But for all of modern science and our creative definitions and re-definitions of "family," one thing remains true... we are ALL born of a woman.  It is the one thing that unites us as "human."  And this is what unites us with Jesus Christ.  He was "born of a woman" and therefore fully human even as he is fully God.


This, beyond all else sustains me in my faith.  Knowing that God can relate to me on a human level... knowing that he loves his children enough to have walked among us in the flesh... and then hearing him teach human to human.  And I know he was human, because "he was born of a woman."


Lord Jesus,
We thank and praise you for humbling yourself to take on human flesh.  May we cherish your teachings, as they are from one who has experienced being human, but having the heart and mind of God almighty.  Amen


Joys:  Enjoying some sappy "chick flix" while Richard is away; watching how easily pre-schoolers make friends with one another; being by-passed by a scary looking storm