How do we adore Christ during Christmas?

The last email update I sent out, I asked for input on how we can adore Christ during Christmas instead of getting caught up in the busyness of the season. I was blessed by the responses and thought that I would share them with you:)

• I love to listen to Christmas carols and often find myself singing along to them. This is probably my best way of really thinking about what this season is all about and worshipping our Lord and Savior.
  
• This afternoon, when it was already dark and the stars were out on this beautiful, crisp, clear night here in MN, I looked at all of the neighbor's Christmas lights and decorations and thought how beautiful the sky is - God's lights! - and thanked Him for His gift of the Savior.
• I heard someone suggest praying for the Holy Spirit to reveal a Christmas Carol to you that should be your “theme song” for that holiday season. Then, you could praise God each time you heard that song or reflect on the song as you were going about your daily activities (and even in the rush of the season too!).
• In the early morning, before I start my quiet time, I turn the Christmas tree lights on and the soft light I have behind a nativity scene. These lights cast a soft, peaceful glow over the room, reflecting the beauty, peace, light, comfort, serenity of Jesus Christ. In this physical setting, I find it so easy and natural to adore Him. It's the most special part, for me, about having Christmas decorations up - it adds to the early morning time I have with the Lord.

May you be blessed as you adore Christ this Christmas season. It is all because of Him and all for His glory!!

Successful Christmas Program!

(with Heidi Olson-my codirector after a job well done:) )

No matter how long we are on this earth, the more we have to realize that life finds us living every day with the unanswered and the unresolved. Faith helps us to live with the unanswered. Hope helps us live with the unresolved. Trust helps us to accept...and go on with the work of living.
Rev. Mark Connolly

How are your hope, faith, and trust doing these days?

Thought for the Day

This verse came up today on the daily calendar I keep on my desk at school and it fit where I am at.

"Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure everything out on your own. Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track."
Proverbs 3:5-6 msg

I think the part about not trying to figure everything out on my own is what caught my attention. A verse I am quite familiar with stated in a new way that makes me think...