HOW IS GOD LOVING ME – AND WHERE IS GOD LEADING ME?
THE GIFTS OF JESUS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR LIVES(Sunday, December 25th) Present: something presented; gift; something voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation Presence: one that is present; something present of a visible or concrete nature; something (such as a spirit)… Continue Reading “CHRISTMAS DAY: FROM PRESENTS TO PRESENCE”
Christmas Day, December 25th I stood on my favorite hilltop during my walk yesterday as tears flowed. We had so hoped to finally have our family reunited for Christmas after six years, to see our sons after more than two years. As we anticipated… Continue Reading “GRIEF AND GRATITUDE – A CHRISTMAS DAY REFLECTION”
CHRISTMAS DAY, December 25th(All the Senses of the Season) In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and… Continue Reading “A REASON TO SENSE, A REASON TO SHINE”
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25 CHRISTMAS DAY John 1:1-14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into… Continue Reading “Christmas Day: Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love!”
LIGHT AND LIFE TO ALL HE BRINGS* Light the Prophecy, Bethlehem, Shepherd and Angel Candles. John 1:1-5, 14-18 (NRSV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came… Continue Reading “Christmas Day- Wednesday, December 25th”
(Light all four candles- AND the Christ Candle!) THANK YOU Hope glimmers in the darkness. Love’s glow will never cease. Hearts radiate with Joy anew. Each day is bright with peace. You have come, O Dawn of Light and darkness fades forever. YOU… Continue Reading “Christmas Day”