Testimony Tuesday

It was beautiful. No. It was sad. No. It was both.

I am a fan of science fiction. In the 4th or 5th grade, we read ‘All Summer in a Day’ by Ray Bradbury. I think this started me down the sci-fi trail. Listen to it. Watch it. Enjoy it. Try to write it. But that’s a different story.

The writers may not have intended some of the parallels that I draw from their material. But isn’t that one of the beautiful things about the mind? Point A; an episode of Dr. Who lands me smack in the middle of point B; Testimony Tuesday for Advent.

Ashildr: “It was beautiful.”

Dr. Who: “No. It was sad.”

Ashildr: “No. It was both.”

In the scene between Dr. Who and Ashildr, Ashildr is sitting at the end of time at the end of the universe watching the stars die.

I can imagine what you’re thinking. Jolene’s nuts. Hmmmm, maybe.

“It was beautiful.”

“No. It was sad.”

“No. It was both.”

Knowing what we know. Having read all the things we have read. The birth of Jesus Christ my Lord; my Savior, it was beautiful. It was sad. It was both.

This marvelous story of God born in human form is beautiful. God born to a virgin. Perfection in an imperfect world. It’s sad because we know he was born to die. The perfect lamb. To give us grace ever lasting. Fill us with the Holy Spirit for the asking. It’s BOTH – because he loved us so much.

I don’t need to sit in a bubble at the beginning of time and watch his birth or at the end of time to watch his death. We can sit with the Bible (the bread of life)- the word of God and read about his physical beginning and his physical end.

“It was beautiful.”

“No. It was sad.”

“No. It was both.”

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The Bible

Read: the book of Luke

Isaiah 53:12

Psalm 22:7-8

Psalm 22:16-18

John 3:16

BBC – Dr. Who Series 9 Episode 11