Sunday, December 17, 2000
Sunday, December 17, 2000
The hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each one to his
home, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me.
It was an awful time for the family. But here's an interesting thing. The rescuers planned their
work in two phases. And the first phase had nothing to do with getting little Jessica out. Instead,
the first phase was this: they tried to get someone down as close to Jessica as possible, just to
keep her talking. They knew that people who find themselves trapped in dark and scary places all
alone tend to lose it. If the rescue operation of Phase II was to be successful, they had to keep
Jessica alive and in touch with reality by means of Phase I: get someone down as close to Jessica
as possible to let her know she is not alone.
Christmas reminds us through God's act of love that we are not alone.
(John
16:32
NRSV)
Do you remember Jessica McClure? Her name and her predicament were splashed all over the
newspapers a few years ago. Do you remember the story? Jessica McClure was an 18-month-old
girl who was toddling across her back yard in Midland, Texas. And suddenly she disappeared.
She was gone, just like that! Nobody could find her! But then her cries floated eerily over the
landscape, and her mother was drawn to a small opening in the ground. It was the mouth of an
abandoned well shaft. Jessica had slipped down into it.
Loving God, thank you for sending Jesus to remind us that you are always with us. Amen.
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