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With a baby in his arms. Christmas Day.

(The Christmas tree photograph is from Rohrbach Brewing, I think.)

One of my theology profs was known to say, "Just when all seemed hopelessly lost and dark, God came down the steps of heaven with a baby in his arms."

As I remember, it was in a sermon on this passage from the prophet Hosea chapter 11. After 10 chapters of unrelenting (and well-deserved) judgment, God turns and says,

“When Israel was a child, I loved him,
    and out of Egypt I called my son.
But the more they were called,
    the more they went away from me.
They sacrificed to the Baals
    and they burned incense to images.
It was I who taught Ephraim to walk,
    taking them by the arms;
but they did not realize
    it was I who healed them.
I led them with cords of human kindness,
    with ties of love.
To them I was like one who lifts
    a little child to the cheek,
    and I bent down to feed them.

...

“How can I give you up, Ephraim?
    How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I treat you like Admah?
    How can I make you like Zeboyim?
My heart is changed within me;
    all my compassion is aroused.
I will not carry out my fierce anger,
    nor will I devastate Ephraim again.
For I am God, and not a man—
    the Holy One among you.
    I will not come against their cities.
They will follow the Lord;
    he will roar like a lion.
When he roars,
    his children will come trembling from the west.
They will come from Egypt,
    trembling like sparrows,
    from Assyria, fluttering like doves.
I will settle them in their homes,”
    declares the Lord.

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With a baby in his arms. Christmas Day.

(The Christmas tree photograph is from Rohrbach Brewing, I think.)

One of my theology profs was known to say, "Just when all seemed hopelessly lost and dark, God came down the steps of heaven with a baby in his arms."

As I remember, it was in a sermon on this passage from the prophet Hosea chapter 11. After 10 chapters of unrelenting (and well-deserved) judgment, God turns and says,

“When Israel was a child, I loved him,
    and out of Egypt I called my son.
But the more they were called,
    the more they went away from me.
They sacrificed to the Baals
    and they burned incense to images.
It was I who taught Ephraim to walk,
    taking them by the arms;
but they did not realize
    it was I who healed them.
I led them with cords of human kindness,
    with ties of love.
To them I was like one who lifts
    a little child to the cheek,
    and I bent down to feed them.

...

“How can I give you up, Ephraim?
    How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I treat you like Admah?
    How can I make you like Zeboyim?
My heart is changed within me;
    all my compassion is aroused.
I will not carry out my fierce anger,
    nor will I devastate Ephraim again.
For I am God, and not a man—
    the Holy One among you.
    I will not come against their cities.
They will follow the Lord;
    he will roar like a lion.
When he roars,
    his children will come trembling from the west.
They will come from Egypt,
    trembling like sparrows,
    from Assyria, fluttering like doves.
I will settle them in their homes,”
    declares the Lord.

Ondu 6x6 Pinhole Camera
Kodak Tri-X developed in D76

Epson Perfection V500 Photo scanner

#kodaktrix , #kodakfilm , #ondu6x6 #ondu_pinhole , #pinholecamera , #pinhole , #woodencamera ,

#blackandwhite , #shootfilmstaypoor , #ishootfilm ,
#rohrbach , #rohrbach_brewing , #christmas , #christmastree ,