Pastor’s thoughts for December

December is the month we spend getting ready for Christmas, not just the shopping and decorating part of preparation, but the spiritual reflective part.

What is Christmas about? It’s a celebration of love and family and hope for a better world. It’s Ebeneezer Scrooge turning his life around, and George

Bailey appreciating the life he has. At it’s core, Christmas is the implausible idea called incarnation, that God, creator of all the Universe, came into our world as a human baby, to love and guide and rescue us. Emmanuel is God-with-us.

The mystery of that holy night in the stable is something to contemplate and celebrate. Merry Christmas to all!