Coming up Sunday, January 2, 2011

Christmas blues?

Sometimes the Christmas season can be hard. "Merry Christmas" is memorized but not felt. Busyness and high expectations leave us feeling anxious. You see frowning, stressed people and realize you are looking in the mirror! Is it time to refocus?

Take a moment to consider yourself before the manger. You are meeting God! How can we not respond with awe, celebration, and tremendous gratitude at this Gift. God was thinking of you when He sent his only Son. Above anything else, or any feelings that come with Christmas, this good news trumps all. What can bring us more joy than knowing God loves us that much. "Today a Savior is born for you, He is Christ the Lord."

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Can Martha have a Mary Christmas?

Can Martha have a Mary Christmas? I love the title of this book by Brenda Poinsett which is a take off on the Biblical Mary and Martha of Bethany who both served Jesus in different ways. This Christmas, we all have good intentions of being like Mary, resting at the feet of Christ. But during this busiest season of the year, the “Martha” role seems to inevitably creep in and replace Christmas awe with Christmas stress.

At Peace, we are striving to help you have a Mary Christmas. Offering many opportunities of advent devotion, worship and spiritual preparation for Christmas, we invite you to come along to the manger with us. Please put aside all unnecessary distractions and join us in worshiping, connecting and serving our newborn King.

See you in church,
Polly Wegner
Director of Discipleship