{"id":31097,"date":"2019-12-18T07:00:52","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T13:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/differentdream.com\/?p=31097"},"modified":"2019-12-18T07:00:52","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T13:00:52","slug":"all-hail-the-birth-of-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/all-hail-the-birth-of-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"All Hail the Birth of Jesus!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#42313A&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; meta_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#B4DBC0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;50px||50px||false|false&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9mZWF0dXJlZF9pbWFnZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7fX0=@&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;src&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>All hail the birth of Jesus!<\/p>\n<p>The import of one word in that command electrified me as I worshipped with my home congregation during this Advent season. We were singing the new-to-me song, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worshiptogether.com\/songs\/arrival-hillsong-worship\/\"><em>Arrival<\/em><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/hillsong.com\/lyrics\/arrival\/\">the lyrics<\/a> grabbed my attention and my heart.<\/p>\n<p>The word that zapped me was not <em>baby<\/em>, though the reality of Jesus coming to earth as an infant over 2000 years ago is shocking.<br \/>The word was not <em>divine<\/em>, though the concept of the Son of God living on earth in perfect relationship with His Father is equally shocking.<br \/>The word that sent a surge of energy and wonder through me was <em>all<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>All<\/em>. As in everyone.<br \/><em>All<\/em> included.<br \/><em>All<\/em> present.<br \/><em>All<\/em> expected.<br \/><em>All<\/em> welcome.<br \/><em>All<\/em> worshipping.<\/p>\n<p><em>All.<\/em> As in <em>all<\/em> hail the birth of Jesus. All\u2013young and old, male and female, rich and poor, walking and wheeling, speaking and silent, hearing and deaf, sighted and blind, ill and well\u2013gathered together to celebrate and proclaim the birth of our king.<\/p>\n<p>Over and over, the <a href=\"https:\/\/hillsong.com\/lyrics\/arrival\/\">lyrics<\/a> of <em>Arrival<\/em> repeated the call that\u00a0<em>all hail<\/em> the birth of Jesus. The words reminded me of Paul&#8217;s vision in Philippians 2:10\u201311 of how we <em>all<\/em> will one day respond to the name of Jesus:\u00a0<em>every <\/em>knee should bow<em>&#8230;<\/em>and<em> every t<\/em>ongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.<\/p>\n<p>My heart rejoiced as I pictured the great throngs of believers singing together once every barrier to inclusive worship is broken. But my joy was tempered when I thought of how far churches still have to go before they can share the good news with those who live with disabilities in their own communities, much less around the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joniandfriends.org\/all-hail-the-birth-of-jesus\/\">To read the rest of this post, visit the Joni and Friends blog<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i><em>Do you like what you see at DifferentDream.com? You can receive more great content by subscribing to the monthly Different Dream newsletter and signing up for the daily RSS feed delivered to your email inbox. 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How do we make this inclusive statement a reality in our churches? Taking small steps this Christmas is a good starting place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31102 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/differentdream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/all-begins-small.jpg\" alt=\"All hail the birth of Jesus! How do we make this inclusive statement a reality in our churches? Taking small steps this Christmas is a good starting place.\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" \/>\n\nAll hail the birth of Jesus!\n\nThe import of one word in that command electrified me as I worshipped with my home congregation during this Advent season. We were singing the new-to-me song, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worshiptogether.com\/songs\/arrival-hillsong-worship\/\"><em>Arrival<\/em><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/hillsong.com\/lyrics\/arrival\/\">the lyrics<\/a> grabbed my attention and my heart.\n\nThe word that zapped me was not <em>baby<\/em>, though the reality of Jesus coming to earth as an infant over 2000 years ago is shocking.\nThe word was not <em>divine<\/em>, though the concept of the Son of God living on earth in perfect relationship with His Father is equally shocking.\nThe word that sent a surge of energy and wonder through me was <em>all<\/em>.\n\n<em>All<\/em>. As in everyone.\n<em>All<\/em> included.\n<em>All<\/em> present.\n<em>All<\/em> expected.\n<em>All<\/em> welcome.\n<em>All<\/em> worshipping.\n\n<em>All.<\/em> As in <em>all<\/em> hail the birth of Jesus. All\u2013young and old, male and female, rich and poor, walking and wheeling, speaking and silent, hearing and deaf, sighted and blind, ill and well\u2013gathered together to celebrate and proclaim the birth of our king.\n\nOver and over, the <a href=\"https:\/\/hillsong.com\/lyrics\/arrival\/\">lyrics<\/a> of <em>Arrival<\/em> repeated the call that\u00a0<em>all hail<\/em> the birth of Jesus. The words reminded me of Paul's vision in Philippians 2:10\u201311 of how we <em>all<\/em> will one day respond to the name of Jesus:\u00a0<em>every <\/em>knee should bow<em>...<\/em>and<em> every t<\/em>ongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.\n\nMy heart rejoiced as I pictured the great throngs of believers singing together once every barrier to inclusive worship is broken. 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