If you hope for something, you may get it, you may not. If you have hope, you open up the world.
If you hope for something, you may get it, you may not. If you have hope, you open up the world.
The holidays are a time of reflection, and for some of us, it’s tough. Personally after 12 years of preparing for Christmas Eve worship, I find myself oddly still.
Church staff will get this – and if you don’t, even better – it’s weird not worrying about the candles! Has the order arrived? Are they ready? What’s your choice this year…paper or plastic drip protectors?
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). – Matthew 1:22-23
I’m working my first retail job and I’ve discovered a new conversation:
Yesterday the Christmas rush exhausted me. “I’m right there with you!” a friend said.
A customer told me she had worked retail for many years. “It’s so frustrating when people mess everything up!” she said. “I’m right there with you!”
Ralphie’s Dad is just about gushing over his son and that BB Gun! Did you catch the look in his eyes? Wide open love.
“I had one when I was eight years old.” He says. His expression says more: This isn’t about the rules. This is about father and son.