I really love Christmas. I love the sounds, the smells the lights and the general atmosphere. I know that there is a lot of sentimentality. Of course there is also crass commercialization. There is also a general lack of worship of Jesus, "the reason for the season." Yet to me Christ's love comes through. My spirits are lifted as we celebrate the coming of our Lord and Savior. It helps that I have a wonderful family to celebrate with.
I also have a wonderful church family. Sunday was wonderful! We celebrated with our Hispanic brothers and sisters. The Hispanic church rents our sanctuary for their services, but God has made them more than renters and us more than landlords. God is binding us together. We started our celebration with a potluck breakfast. Plenty of food! More importantly great fellowship; young and old, Hispanic and Anglo. We had a great time.
As we started the service, two of our members shared our theme of "grace" as they lighted the advent candle. Leisha has Muscular Dystrophy and can't walk without a lot of aid, yet she stood and shared about God's grace in her life. Wow, what a moment. We sang in both Spanish and English; songs of worship of Jesus Christ. We ended with pastor Rudy and I both giving a short homily. I am thankful for God's grace in my life. Merry Christmas to all!
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