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It's Complicated

by Greg Asimakoupoulos

Posted: December 27, 2009

Not the movie. The Incarnation!…

Did you see that scene in Rio
that recalled another day
when a child traveled long ago
to a new place far away?

In Sean Goldman's conflicted heart,
we hear a familiar irregular beat.
It is reminiscent of the cadence of grace
that marked time and eternity
(once and for all).
It reminds us of the day
Jesus left the comfort of heaven
for the chaos of earth.

A son separated from his father,
longed for the only home he'd known.
Alone in a strange new world,
he felt emotions he'd never experienced before.
They were feelings from which
he'd previously been protected.

The journey in question
was one the law required,
but one that found the traveler
calling out to be rescued.
He missed his step-father
and his half-sister.
He missed his home.

In this reluctant trip from Brazil to New Jersey,
the old, old story is recalled.
It's the story of the very first Christmas
where creation's thirst for salvation
required a costly sacrifice.

It's a story that would only make sense
years later.
And even then,
it's a story that still doesn't make sense
to most.

The headlines of the news
(and the Good News) isn't all that easy
to explain (or grasp).
It's complicated!



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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.

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