getting ready
All over town, people are just a little frantic. With 3 weeks left, trees are appearing atop cars, lines are long, shopping carts are full. Believe it or not we even have a red-lettered LED countdown in our front yard…sounds classy, doesn’t it? I love this time of year. Traditions, family time, parties, great food… Stress, overwhelmed schedules, financial strain… People & relationships concurrently at their best & worst. It’s just hard to fit words like “wonder” into a teeming family dinner… Difficult to remember concepts like “incarnate” when getting ready for the office Christmas party. But we, friends of God, must keep these in mind. God sent. God came. God said all He wanted to say through the birth of this baby. I want to listen especially hard during this season to hear what it was...to hear what it is. (Repeat the mantra with me now: Take-the-time.) The glorious Christmas season is here.