That's what our minister, Bob, asked us this morning. The person behind me said "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" but she'd just heard "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" while driving to church and couldn't get it out of her head.
Bob then talked about the first "Christmas" song. Mary's song. It's one of the most revolutionary songs ever written. It's been banned in some churches in some countries. It's written by this young woman who's pregnant and unmarried but knows something magnificent is happening to and through her.
So she decides to go with it. She trusts God and says "Let it be." Because God has taken care of stuff so far and he will in the future - which includes her future.
And here's the revolutionary part: She says the rich are gonna be in trouble and some of them are gonna get toppled, while the poor and hungry are gonna get what they need.
Does this sound remarkably like some of our current revolutionary talk to you?
Bob mentioned the Beatles song this morning. It was written about Paul McCartney's mother, not the mother of Jesus - but it could have been!
When I find myself in times of trouble,
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
In my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me,
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And when the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be.
Let It Be by Paul McCartney and John Lennon
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Bob then talked about the first "Christmas" song. Mary's song. It's one of the most revolutionary songs ever written. It's been banned in some churches in some countries. It's written by this young woman who's pregnant and unmarried but knows something magnificent is happening to and through her.
So she decides to go with it. She trusts God and says "Let it be." Because God has taken care of stuff so far and he will in the future - which includes her future.
And here's the revolutionary part: She says the rich are gonna be in trouble and some of them are gonna get toppled, while the poor and hungry are gonna get what they need.
Does this sound remarkably like some of our current revolutionary talk to you?
Bob mentioned the Beatles song this morning. It was written about Paul McCartney's mother, not the mother of Jesus - but it could have been!
When I find myself in times of trouble,
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
In my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me,
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And when the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree
There will be an answer, let it be.
Let It Be by Paul McCartney and John Lennon
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