We can let the good news and joy of Christmas fill our lives with a sense of wonder we can take away with us, giving us a new purpose and direction. Let the wonder of his birth transform you.
Figure out what the peaceful birth of Christ has left with you amidst these days of bewilderment, confusion and pandemic. Hold onto it, and treasure it in your heart. That’s what Mary did, and it’s what we all need to do; to take it into a new and much better year ahead.
God came down to live with you and me. The “yes” that Mary said to God is the same yes you and I say when we let faith speak louder than reason; when we let hope silence logic.
Not to be held back or limited by a mere global pandemic, the choirs of our church and their director have assembled an offering of worship through music in celebration of the Advent season.
We really don’t want the struggle of what Advent is all about; we want the journey through the valleys and over the mountains and to be easy, or for someone else to do it. But then comes a man down the road who tells us why we need for God to be born again to us.
May the first Sunday of Advent for each of us be the beginning of a new preparation for the peace, wonder and grace of the Christ to come and live among us and within us. And may He be the one who speaks through us, to each other.
On Christ the King Sunday, we walk through the Church Year in scripture and liturgy as we proclaim Christ's reign as King over all creation. It’s step one on our path toward the holy Advent Season.
God blesses us with unexpected windfalls of talents: of pennies, of time, of sweat. When we invest those gifts to His glory, more will be given to us, and we shall have an abundance.
Often, we have too much to choose from in life, and that can muddy the waters. Choosing what and whom you will commit your life to is a decision you can make with clarity, starting today.
We don’t find the thin places in our lives. They find us. And there resides the communion of the Holy Spirit. So in times like these, let us not feel adrift, but rather, anchored by God’s enduring grace.