Groaning Together

“It has been nine months since the annunciation of stay at home. Nine months. And as the days shorten, the nights lengthen and we prepare for the nine months of Mary’s pregnancy to end in the joy of Christmas, we are being told that our isolation, that the hospitalizations, the overflowing ICUs, the death tolls, jobs lost, anxiety, separation, loneliness, talking with each other only online and through masks… will continue. “What mother, after nine months of pregnancy, of nausea, aches, pains, anxieties, fatigue, constipation, bloating, hemorrhoids and having to pee a hundred times a day would welcome being told … what do ya say? Let’s do nine more! “It would be inconceivable. There would be no words. “And yet here we are.  “What do we do when there are no words? “We groan.” Sermon by Mike Kinman from the Virtual 11:15 a.m. Worship at All Saints Church, Pasadena, on Sunday, December 6, 2020. Readings: Genesis 17:15–22, Psalm 78:1–7, Romans 8:18–25 and Luke 1:39–45. For video of the service with the sermon, visit our website: https://allsaints-pas.org/sunday-december-6-1115-a-m-virtual-worship/. See text of the sermon here. Follow All Saints Church on Twitter @ASCpas. Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsPasadena/. Donate to support the mission and ministries of All Saints at https://allsaints-pas.org/donate/donate-now/.