Here we are, three days past Christmas and I had an epiphany. I tried really hard to focus on Jesus this year. Even still, I got caught up in the Christmas crazies and had an all out Christmas meltdown. With too much left to do, gifts to wrap, dinners to attend, I couldn’t handle it. When I realized my husband forgot to pick up one of the gifts, I toppled right over the edge. But then, I had an […]
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This past Friday, as I sat in a Christmas luncheon at the local university, with 100 other people, we read in unison a Moravian Prayer. It began like this, “Come Lord Jesus, our guest to be…” I had to smile at the realization God is continuing to beckon me toward the manger. We are all invited to get a little closer to Christ this Christmas. In just a few short days, Jesus will be born to us and the […]
It is the third week of Advent and I am still singing, “Come, Lord Jesus, Come.” As we continue to move toward Christmas, let’s take a moment to prepare our hearts and minds for the birth of Jesus and the coming of our Lord and Savior. Some like to do this through prayer, scripture or song. Today, we are going to try all three. Click on the YouTube video below. If you can’t see it, open this message from […]
Here we are in our 2nd week of Advent, and the words, “Come Lord Jesus, Come” continue to echo in my mind. I am torn between the buying and wrapping versus the preparing and waiting. But my heart knows, it is the expectation of Jesus’ birth that gives Christmas any meaning at all. So I begin searching for the hymn or the prayer of “Come Lord Jesus, Come.” I know I have heard it, prayed it and even […]
The older I get, the more I look forward to Advent. As a child, I never understood Advent was our season of preparation for the birth of our Lord and Savior. But today, we say, “Come, Lord Jesus, Come,” as a beckoning of all that awaits us. I typically lavish in the thankfulness of Thanksgiving. But this year, I found myself rushing to Advent. The words, ‘Come, Lord Jesus, Come,” swirl in my head, as I eagerly decorate the tree. Jesus is coming! We best […]
I think we could all become more thankful from time to time. If I told you there were three simple things you could do everyday to become more thankful, would you do them? If your answer is “YES,” then read on. As I opened my Jesus Calling devotion this morning, I read, “A thankful attitude opens windows of heaven.” The words reminded me that thankfulness is not a gift, it’s an attitude. However, it is an attitude we […]