“My father’s words come to mind. If something is worth doing, it is worth doing right. If a resolution is worth making, it is worth making today. Why wait until New Year’s? Or Lent, for that matter. Begin again again. Today is the day of salvation.”
“As we reflect on the past year we see your love scattered through our days. We see your grace raining upon us. We see your reflection in us.”
“We have a better chance of being disciplined and succeeding if we are doing it to stay healthy and balanced for our God and the mission of the Kingdom on earth. And for living our lives more intentionally as Jesus taught us in Scripture.”
God’s grace and mercy have never left us, passing over us and shielding us from more than we can imagine; but how much glory can we handle, human as we are?
“I think I need Christmas to remind me that all year, even without beautiful colored lights and smells of evergreens, there is still a bit of Christmas inside, like the coals of a banked fire just waiting to be fanned into life again.”
“Jesus says: ‘Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.'”
“Like the descriptions of the redwoods cannot substitute for actually being in the old growth forest, so the stories of Jesus cannot stand in for a relationship with him.”
The Word became flesh; glory sung by angel throng; else all is silence Image: Chapel at the Shepherds’ Field, Bethlehem
Wherever we are and however we feel, Christ is born for us!
Whether we believe or doubt, Christ is born for us!
Whether we’re joyful or full of sorrow, Christ is born for us!
“The waiting is almost over. Christ will be born again, and again, and again, until his coming to cleanse the whole world of sorrow and tragedy.”