Not quite mid winter, but listening to the weather forecast here in the valley, it is supposed to be our coldest day so far. Looking out my front door and north over my deck, colorful lights, and even an advent wreath in one yard, lessens the frigid forecast and warms my heart.
Hearing of my children in their holiday traveling, and watching FaceTime with pictures of grandchildren and great-grandchildren around Christmas trees with beaming faces defies me to give thought to my freezing surroundings.
I am very aware that this bucolic image I paint is not true for a lot of families this season, and for that fact, all of us must do more than give a passing thought to such. We must find a place we can have an impact and not just a fleeting thought. Open doors, Mercy House, Salvation Army, your own house of worship have opportunities for you to do just that.
The gifts, the lights, the music, the joy, the peace, must never overshadow the reason for all that. The reason , lay in a stable, born into a world as troubled as ours today. But who came out of such a birth, commands us to react to that uneasy world with love and action, as He did.
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