December 20, 2018
Dear Readers,
We are in the season of Advent, a time of preparing our
hearts for the Christ child’s birth. But
our preparations can take a severe detour into hustle and bustle—buying gifts
(some of which the receiver may not want or need), cooking, baking, attending
Christmas gatherings, getting those Christmas cards sent out, decorating. In that hustle and bustle, and the cries of a
small baby are lost.
And if our preparations for Christ’s birth are not detoured
by hustle and bustle, they may be detoured in other ways. Often we hold a Norman Rockwell image in our
minds of Christmas, but for many of us that is not reality. We may be separated from loved ones by death
or by distance. Others of us may be
separated from our loved ones by anger or resentment. Still others of us may be alone, and the
cries of a small baby are lost.
This small baby came into our world over 2000 years ago to
minister to our worries, concerns, hurts and our joys. During these final days of Advent, may we
make an effort to spend time with our God to focus on the Holy One’s love which
was incarnated into the perfect Christmas gift, a small baby, Emmanuel,
Counselor. . .
Gloria and I thank you for your Facebook fellowship and pray
you a Blessed Christmas.
Sharon Witty
P.S. If we eat more
than we should, let’s not beat ourselves up.
Let’s enjoy the food and any fellowship we are privileged to participate
in AND love the cooks.
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