Dear friends,

"My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant."
Luke 1:46-48 (NIV)

Think about where you'd expect God to show up. The palace? The powerful? Those who have it all together?
God chose differently.

The most important moment in human history is about to unfold. God is about to change everything. And where is he? With two women nobody would notice. Elizabeth—too old. Mary—too young. Both from nowhere special.

Look at what Mary sees. She grasps something true about God: he loves the lowly. And she breaks into song.
Elizabeth gets it. "Why would the mother of my Lord come to me?" Mary sees it too. God has "looked on the humble estate of his servant."

You see, the only people who can truly magnify the Lord are people who know their lowly estate. People who aren't pretending. People who are simply overwhelmed that this magnificent God would notice them at all.

It is the same for us. God doesn't wait for us to sort ourselves out. He shows up in the humble, overlooked places of our lives. The very places we thought disqualified us.

That's the kind of God we worship. The lover of the lowly. Maybe today, that's the invitation. Not to get your act together first. But to see that God is already at work—right where you are.

Craig & the Trinity Team 	

	
UPCOMING THIS WEEK...
SATURDAY 13th 
Carol Singing with the Salvation Army
Come and join the carol singing in support of the Salvation Army's 'Marmites' (Christmas collection for the homeless). Please contact Armand Castellon for more details and to be sent the song words.
➡️ 15:00-16:00 | Bellecour x Republique

SUNDAY 14th 
Zoom Service
Our usual Sunday service, but on Zoom
➡️ 10:30 | Zoom link | Passcode: john316

Sunday at 6: Carols by Candlelight
Prayer, acoustic worship and God’s word. 
➡️ 18:00 | Chapel (enter the main door and turn right) | 50 Rue Bancel

TUESDAY 16th DECEMBER
Cafe Cultural Fusion
🥐 Come by, relax, and treat yourself to something delicious, with Johnna and Fabio
🍰 Meet others from all over the world or get on with some work
📅 Cultural Fusion page to sign up for events around the city
➡️ 09:00-13:00 | La Causerie | 115 Gd Rue de la Guillotière

WEDNESDAY 17th
Morning Prayer
30 minutes of praying for the church and the world
➡️ 07:30 | Zoom link | Passcode: john316

Link Group
Fortnightly Bible study series for the 18-30s group.
➡️ 19:00 | Espace Bancel | 50 Rue Bancel

THURSDAY 18th
Women’s Connect Group
Our mid-week bible study group for women, based in the west of the city. Christmas social.
➡️ 19:30 | 38 bis Rue de Genêts, 69110, Ste-Foy-lès-Lyon | Bus 49 or C19 	

	

	

	

	
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