Leaping for Joy

Leaping for Joy
Originally uploaded by auntjojo

Odd things happen when you embark on a spiritual discipline such as this Advent devotional. Who would have thought that Van Halen singing "Jump" would bring to mind the image of the baby John leaping in Elizabeth's womb? Followed by "Owner of A Lonely Heart" by Yes causing me to reflect on the life of John wandering in the wilderness. But then "Jungle Love" came on and the moment of reverie was gone. Of course, this may reveal more about my musical tastes than my devotional life! But I digress... on to today's devotion.

"For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leaped for joy."
Luke 1:44

Who were the first to witness to the coming messiah? It wasn't the shepherds or the wise men. It was Elizabeth and John... John, still a baby in her womb. A child in a womb leaping for joy at the presence of the coming Messiah. What happens when a pregnant woman is present during a worship service? Or hears her family pray? What is occurring the hearts and minds of the babies squirming, sleeping, and crying among us on Sunday mornings? Babies sense God's presence. May that shape our worship and the waiting of all those who are expecting to give birth in the coming months.