There is something extra special about unexpected goodness. My friend, Traci, left some unexpected goodness at my door this week. She calls it "spreading sunshine".
Even in the sad and hard moments of life... there are sweet and unexpected gifts in the gatherings. It helps us carry the sorrow.
I can't help but think of the poor pregnant girl, Mary, and her new husband, Joseph, as they traveled the many miles required to pay their taxes. She was so close to delivery, but the government had decreed how it would be and they went. So much surrounding their circumstances seemed difficult, but they did what they had to do.
How did they prepare? We don't really know. They stepped out in faith. They had to be exhausted. He provided her with any small comfort he could. Still, it must have been difficult. Were they ready for the labor pains? Were they ready for the son? Were they ready for the Savior?
The following passage refers to preparing for the second coming, not the first. I can't help but state the obvious. We must be ready, but we do not know the time. The unexpected can be expected.
"You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.” -Luke 12:40
The watching and the waiting are part of the mystery. We are to learn to trust on the pages in between.
Today, I am grateful for the unexpected.
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