Merry Christmas!

Now what would you expect the first answer to be when you ask a room full of Primary 7s what excites them most about Christmas?  I wonder what your first thought was…presents, family, food, parties.  Well for my P7s it was Christmas dinner.  A plateful of good food with stuffing getting first shoutout, and general agreement that the gravy shouldn’t be watery. I am not arguing with that. We had a great time exploring the reason for the season. They made the connection between Christmas and Easter themselves. And I am looking forward to watching their version of the Nativity that has a good dose of humour in it.   They read through the Nativity and then we talked about what kind of story it is.  Let me tell you this - they came up with great words to describe the story of the Nativity:

• joy,
  • hope,
    • love,
      • kindness,
        • life-changing,
          • creative,
            • inspiring. 

What words would you use to describe the coming of Jesus, God with us?  They chose these words, and they are great words.  When you read these words do you see the truth in them?  Would you add other words?  You absolutely can.  The wonder of the story is that God welcomed the rich wise men from the east and the poor shepherds from the hills, and the people reluctantly signing the census of their oppressors at the birth.  God is for all people and Jesus was his way of connecting with us.  Life-changing, creative and inspiring without a doubt.

You are welcome at any Church over the season to find out more about this life-changing event.  And you are certainly welcome to join us in the building and where possible they will be live-streamed as well. Check out the dates and come along and turn these words into a reality for you this Advent and Christmas.  Come meet the God who loves you ever so much that he walked a mile in our shoes and then some!

Have a blessed season, and may you find peace, hope, joy, love and comfort in all that happens, especially if you find this season bittersweet.  Do check us out on social media, check the website for the varied ways we can offer practical and spiritual support. 

Love

Sarah

The Word (Jesus) was the source of life and this life brought light to people. John 1:4