A Stable Influence

A Stable Influence

It appears to me we need a stable influence this Christmas.  Things are kind of rocky with our politics.  The economy is up one day and down the next.  Can we trust the media or not?  Where is hope?  We’ve got enough despair. 

We need a stable influence. 

Here’s the thing.

A stable influence means …

~Joy to the whole world.  Not just to a selective band, but for all mankind.

~Peace that passes any man’s or woman’s understanding.  Peace that calms and sooths.

~A Kingdom whose end will never come to be.

~A place where the impossible becomes possible. 

If you are smart, as all my readers are, then you are already reading between the lines and words to capture the meaning here.

We need the redeeming qualities of the star of the Christmas story. 

We need hope for these desperate times.

We need joy in our busy, and sometimes disturbed lives.

We need peace in all our lands.

And most of all …

We need love – brotherly, neighborly, Godly love.

Yes indeed.  We need a stable influence about now.

Something to think on,

in less than 60 seconds.

This post was inspired by a comment from Danny McDonald, my Facebook friend.

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I Wonder ... at Christmas

I Wonder … at Christmas

I wonder … at Christmas. 

Some people get so hung up and apparently offended if they hear “Merry Christmas” as opposed to “Happy Holidays.”

Yet these same people will sing and listen to Silent Night, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day and Joy to the World so many times, and the messages of hope and joy are so much stronger than a simple “Merry Christmas”.

Do they know?

Do you know?

Christmas is a time for wonder and amazement.

The world, it seems, is captured by Christmas.  We twist and bend, wrap and unwrap it to suit our fancies, and yet, the best part of the idea of Christmas still gets through. 

     It is a time for joy.

          It is a time for hope.

               It is a time for peace.

And best of all … it is a time for love.

God’s love for you and me. 

Our gift of love given in return.

Merry Christmas.

Something to think on,

in less than 60 seconds.

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The Sacrifices We Make at Christmas

The Sacrifices We Make at Christmas

  

We have a Christmas tree in our bedroom.  First time ever for that.  It is last year’s tree, artificial, 4 ft. tall.  We like it.  The lights are colorful and it is a pretty little 'thang'.

Carolyn can’t sleep at night if we leave the lights on on that tree.  I like them on.  What a dilemma.  So, I’m the noble one and I make the sacrifice. 

Now this is silly.  It’s not really a sacrifice.  I love her too much to allow this smallness to interfere.

And we’re not letting any other situations crop up to disrupt this season.

We don’t fight over dark or light meat.

We don’t fight over red lights or blue lights.

We don’t fight over which music to play.

We don’t fight over ANYTHING.

Really, we sacrifice preferences for peace and joy, sharing and caring, fun and laughter.

What sacrifices are you making?

Something to think on,

in less than 60 seconds.

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