Not what we were expecting (David Gore -Psalm 97)

People have all manner of expectations regarding the nature of God. There is a sense of mystery associated with God - God is beyond our understanding. We assume God will act according to righteousness - God is just. Generations have known it is a fearful thing to be found the enemy of God - God is powerful to avenge wrongs that have been done. When God ultimately appears on the stage of human history there are a number of challenges to our assumptions and what we think we know. God comes to us in the form of a baby… Jesus. God’s mystery deepens even as it becomes more tangible. God’s justice is revealed in kindness and God is never more power than in this expression of vulnerability.