bumble bees

Monday December 24^th, Luke 1: 39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40 where she entered Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. There are things beyond our understanding. How bumble bees fly, what gravity is, and how the Holy Spirit works. But in the womb, John knew the love that had come into the world and therefore so did Elizabeth and Mary. The world knew, creation knew, the cosmos knew and in that spirit we have John, before birth, heralding the coming of the Messiah. Science may someday tackle the bumble bees and gravity along with a unified theory, but the Spirit will always out there beyond our reach to totally control or define.  The spirit is grace in action beyond our description. When you sense beauty and love that makes your insides leap with joy, smile and know the spirit is with you. Smile and know the spirit is in the world. Smile and know the blessedness that surrounds you. Smile and pray and pray with that smile because sometimes, more than you think, a smile, at least the ones that come uncontrolled from deep within, is a prayer, is the spirit shining forth. So feel God’s presence, and Smile!!!!