As I write this post I am reminded of how this time of the season is a time of celebration. There are so many things to be grateful for. A roof over our heads, opportunites to gather with family and friends, freedom to celebrate Jesus coming to earth, resources to create or purchase gifts and an abundance of food.
I am also reminded that for many this time of the seaons is painful. Many have expereinced loss, their hearts are breaking, their spirits feel dead and they have given up hope. My prayer is that for those of you who are suffering, that you will hold onto Hope. Know that there are Hands that are reaching out to hold you. Those Hands are the Hands that created you, and those Hands are the Hands of the One who loves you more than anything .
As I close I am overwhelmed with gratefullness. Thank you for being a part of my life. Thank you for all you to do help others. Thank you for being the unique and beautiful person that God created you to be.
“When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit.
Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.”
Ephesians 3: 14-20 NLT
Merry Christmas and Blessings to you now and in 2012.
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