I have a gross admission, we recently had a mouse infestation in our garage. Before it was over, I helped find 41 little mice find eternal peace.  Funny, I have never heard of an elephant or rhino infestation in anyone’s garage. I know that sounds silly, but I think it helps the Christmas story make sense.

I often daydream of what could be done if we could get a “do over” of the past 50 years of American church history. I wonder because in spite of the good that has been accomplished, if you could take all the money that has built thousands of mega church facilities and paid six figure salaries we could actually have done something about poverty in the world. But that means we would have to be small.

Jesus came small.  And from all the evidence stayed mostly small. He shunned spotlights and perks. Why?
Because like mice, only small will do when it comes to getting into most places.

What would happen if we stopped confusing the American dream with Kingdom dreams? What if like Jesus we were appalled by self promoting extravagance and lust for recognition and power? What if we got small and found our way into the “least of these” homes, offering less programs and more cold water and clothes?

Remember, Bethlehem baby and dream small….

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