Forget the Stress

Merry Christmas to all this morning!

Hope that your advent celebrations are leading you to the light. I am posting again this year an alternative Christmas song for you to sing. It is sung to the tune of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." It comes from the folks at Sojourners.

Have Yourself a Peace and Justice Christmas

Have yourself a peace and justice Christmas,
Set your heart a-right.
Flee the malls and focus on Christ’s guiding light.

Have yourself a peace and justice Christmas,
Give your time a way.
Share God’s love, And serve “the least of these” today.

Here we are, as we pray for peace,
We’ll live simply and give more.
We care for those far and near to us,
Which brings cheer to us, once more.

God brings down
The haughty from high places,
And lifts up the low.
God cares for the hungry and the humble, so –
Forget the stress and let the peace and justice flow!


Thanks be to God for . . .

. . . a great group of youth who chased each other around the ice skating rink last night.

. . . a second Wednesday morning of "Cafe en la Calle." Thanks to Gely, Javier and Maria who came along today and brought sandwiches, sweet bread and arroz con leche to share with the folks who were waiting and hoping for work. Please pray for Vince who is sleeping in a park in this cold weather because the shelter is full.

. . . Courtney and Yvonne who are completing community service at the church and doing so with positive spirits and not as life draining obligation.

. . . Harvesters Food Netwrok which enables us to share God's bounty with those of us who are struggling to make it.

. . . Glenda Jo Self and her daughter Theresa who, for the second year in a row, helped five familes to have some food and presents.


What are you thankful for today?

Gimme cinco!

Pastor Rick
http://gimmecinco.blogspot.com/