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As I prepare for the Advent season services – I am struck by how difficult it is to find time, to even make room for the extra work we do in this season. We shop, cook, visit and shop some more in order to get ready for ...
That is the question: “Get ready for what?”
We all love a great celebration – an opportunity to visit with family and friends. The sharing of stories, songs and traditions that make this time special.
Yet the uniqueness of this season is sometimes missed – we remember that a baby came into a world of pain and political struggle. He came into the world of ordinary folk. And what did this baby bring – hope! Hope to a world that was floundering. Hope to the least among them. Hope to those on the margins of society. Hope!
So in our world of hardly finding time for the preparations, are we able to make time to feel the hope that this celebration has for each of us?This baby came into a world that needed hope – yet I believe that we still need hope in our world – if we let this baby into our lives and open ourselves to the message of hope for today’s world, it can radically change us and our world.
Dr. Seuss said:
"It came without ribbons,
It came without tags,
It came without packages, boxes, or bags.
Christmas can't be bought from a store...
Maybe Christmas means a little bit more."
I know that it means a whole lot more! That message of hope brought by a baby is a gift from God to each of us.
BlessingsJanet
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