Sunday, December 25, 2022

Dear God,

There is so much to celebrate how I saw your spirit dance in the candle flames during Christmas Eve worship, how I felt your living presence this morning as I sat before the creche and sang, "What Child is This?" and how I experienced faith as the greatest gift I have ever been given.  So much for which to give thanks!

Christmas time is such a mysterious time filled with possibilities for anything to happen.  Every gift from twinkling night skies to early morning sun risings, from happy-faced children to immigrant families given refuge and from sick friends being healed by good doctors and many prayers and specialty foods and homemade candies.  Every day there are opportunities to see the light and be the light in the darkness.

As I write at my kitchen table, I am feeling full, full of love for you, my savior, for my family and friends, for good health, a warm home, medicine in the cabinet but more importantly a baby boy in a manger.

Holy God,

thank you

for the gift

of Christmas,

for all

its love,

faith and prayer.

Thank you

for moving

in our midst

every day

but especially

at Christmas.

Thank you

for being

the gift

of Christmas.

Love always, Andrea