I hope you have a wonderful day filled with love, joy, and peace.
Thank you for being a part of our church community and for your support throughout the year. Your faith, love, and commitment to serving others have inspired me, and I am grateful to be a part of this wonderful group of believers.
This has been quite an unusual holiday season—so much joy, yet so much pain. So much to look forward to but so much loss and grief. I'd imagine that this was probably how the people of the Bible time felt on the First Christmas when Christ was born. So much hopelessness and despair, yet they waited with great anticipation. I am so appreciative of the daily digital devotions that Ps. Lisa curated for the Advent Season. [We shared them on our church's private Group page on Facebook. If you have not requested to join that page, please do so now.] The scriptures were carefully selected and paired with powerful reflective excerpts from some fantastic authors. I encourage you to read and re-read them in your spare time and allow the Lord to deal with you in His way.
One of the ways the Lord deals with me is through music. There is a song that continued to invade my personal space during the Advent Season. I invite you to listen as you reflect on the First Christmas and what this all means to us today. The song is entitled Welcome To Our World. [I like the JJ Heller rendition. 😉] Take a moment and quiet yourself and listen to the words of this song and allow it to minister to your heart this Christmas Day.
I pray that you can experience the love and hope of Jesus uniquely today and that you carry that love and hope with you into the new year. May you continue to grow in your faith and experience the blessings of God in all that you do.
Once again, Merry Christmas, and God bless.
Sincerely,
Pastor Devin & Lady Cortney
P.S
We will not have in-person or online worship today. So enjoy the entire day with your family, and we will see you all on Sunday, Jan. 1st, for our first service of 2023. It will undoubtedly be a celebration!
