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Here we are…now two days away from Christmas…and now not only have I not completed my Christmas shopping…but now I am dealing with a messed up ankle that is keeping me from walking!!! I am hobbling around my house…sometimes braving out the door…but mostly house bound and miserable. And on top of that…I can hardly talk! I think I must have been a bad girl this year! I’m going to see my favorite orthopedic man, Dr. Andy Brien…and I’m hoping for a miracle today!
As I hobbled around…muttering under my breath…feeling sorry for myself…I just “opened” my eyes to the facts around me. Parents are burying their child today…people are sitting in hospitals praying for family to live…senior adults are alone…no one visiting…no one in their minds seeming to care…Christmas brings much happiness but a lot of sadness. We remember what was…what could have been…what we wish had been.
I have enjoyed reading Dr. Frank Wade’s Advent scriptures daily…I want to share with you the one for today:
“Advent 2015:
The Real Gifts of Christmas
I had a friend who once asked me, ” When I became a follower of Jesus I expected him to fix the broken things in my life. But I’ve got as many problems today, maybe more, than when I first became a Christian. What’s the point of following him?” I told my friend that we are Christians not because Jesus acts as a magic genie, granting us our daily wishes and delivering us from all adversity; we follow Jesus because we believe that his life, death, resurrection, and teachings offer us the truth about life, strength for the journey, and hope in the face of despair. Following him doesn’t change our life situation, but it does change how we look at it and how we live it.
I follow Jesus, not because I think he’s going to make me rich or keep bad things from happening to me. I follow him because I believe that in his life he shows me who God is. In his teachings he shows me how to live. In this death he shows me mercy. And in his resurrection he shows me hope. That’s why I follow him.”
Adam Hamilton, Not a Silent Night.
Tonight will not be a silent night. The candlelight vigil for the Allan family will take place at 7 PM in front of the Magee Fire Station. If we have rain, the meeting will be held in the fire station. Please bring candles, donations, and love. The Allan family needs to feel our presence…to know the depth of our love and concern.
I hear over and over…”I just don’t know what I would do if this happened to me… I could not take it…let me tell you, I know first hand about the loss of a child…and you really feel you cannot take it…but through the love of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior…our family…and our friends…we can walk in the light. The days of darkness are many…the days of complete devastation are many…but as we walk that walk…we find more and more…God’s presence keeps us going…loving family and friends supports the daily walk.
Reach out to others on this day…in honor of the Allan family…and in memory of the children who have died…Make the choice to live life…God left us for a purpose and we need to continually seek His face.
If weather and “light” permits, MageeNews.com will live stream the candlelight vigil beginning around 6:45 PM. Please bring extra candles for ones who may forget!!!!
My prayers for the family of Jacob Allan …the funeral is today (Wednesday) at 10 AM at Corinth Baptist Church. Wrap this family and their friends in a clothing of love and prayer…sometimes all we need is a hug.
Blessing on this Wednesday…and I may be calling ya’ll to shop for me!!!
Merry Christmas,
Sue the prez
