Merry Christmas Dear Reader,
Saint Nicholas Day has passed. Decorations are decorating my home. Snow is on the ground. I am a week and a bit out from time off for
good behavior. I will spend my days
writing and as much time with my Children and Grand Children as possible.
The changes I hope to make require planning and effort. More importantly they require that I follow Christ
as closely as possible. They require
wisdom and thought. They require
selflessness.
In this season of celebration, we always do it with the specter
of the new year looming in the background.
We must plan parts of the journey if they are to be successful. We must risk, sacrifice, and give to get
where we want.
We must also do it all in faith. Whatever we do not do in faith is
wrong. And so we come to it. That small girl in that small town in an
ancient world found her life changed. The
road to Bethlehem starts with the announcement from an angel. It is the news that is meant for joy. It is in a time where her circumstance makes
it fearful.
In Mary’s simple “as the Lord wills” everything
changes. In a moment everything becomes
possible. The impending changes will
involve sorrow and pain. They will also
yield so much love and hope. As we
journey to Bethlehem we must constantly consider the woman who is the first to
be changed by what is to come. It always
starts with this; one person willing to begin.
A baby changes everything…
A Baby
Changes Everything – Faith Hill
Teenage girl, much too young
Unprepared for what's to come
A baby changes everything
Not a ring on her hand
All her dreams and all her plans
A baby changes everything
A baby changes everything
The man she loves she's never touched
How will she keep his trust?
A baby changes everything
A baby changes everything
And she cries!
Ooh, she cries
Ooh, oh
She has to leave, go far away
Heaven knows she can't stay
A baby changes everything
She can feel He's coming soon
There's no place, there's no room
A baby changes everything
A baby changes everything
And she cries!
And she cries!
Oh, she cries
gather 'round
(Up above the star shines down) star shines down
(A baby changes everything)
Choir of angels sing
Glory to the newborn King
A baby changes everything
A baby changes everything
Everything, everything, everything
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
My whole life has turned around
I was lost but now I'm found
A baby changes everything, yeah
A baby changes everything
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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