Christ Community Olathe
The Song of Zechariah - 9:00 & 10:30am
Luke 1:57-80 ESV
Title: The Song of Zechariah
Scripture: Luke 1:57-80
Speaker: Reid Kapple, ReidK@ChristCommunityKC.org
>> There is only one way to push back the darkness
>> There is a darkness that destroys us
“To practice Advent is to lean into an almost cosmic ache: our deep, wordless desire for things to be made right and the incompleteness we find in the meantime...Advent holds space for our grief, and it reminds us that all of us, in one way or another, are not only wounded by the evil in the world but are also wielders of it, contributing our own moments of unkindness or impatience or selfishness…[Advent] reminds us that joy is trivialized if we do not first intentionally acknowledge the pain and wreckage of the world.” -Tish Warren, "Want to Get Into the Christmas Spirit? Face the Darkness"
>> Lean into lament
“Lament is honesty before God and each other. If something has truly been declared dead, there is no use in sugarcoating that reality. To hide from suffering and death would be an act of denial. If an individual would deny the reality of death during a funeral, friends would justifiably express concern over the mental health of that individual. In the same way, should we not be concerned over a church that lives in denial over the reality of death in our midst?” - Soong Chan Rah, Prophetic Lament
>> There is a light that rescues us
>> Live in the light