Hello Church,
Is it weird to be excited about a solemn moment? I haven't worked through what is going on in my head yet, but I am strangely excited about the Blue Christmas service that is tonight (Monday) at 7:00. We will also have it online via this Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/97495362831
I guess it might be that I've watched so many people struggle through this year. I have watched people lose loved one; lose their job sometimes more than once; get sick and sometimes badly; be isolated for extended periods of time which caused mental stress and loneliness; and I even had a friend lose a kidney this year.
And yet we get this moment to close out 2020 to remember that God is with us. In 2020, 'God with us' carries more weight. It isn't a comment made in passing or part of a liturgy that we mumble through. For 2020, 'God with us' means something substantial. Add 'God with us' to a Christmas season and you have an occasion for that solemn, quite moment when we silently give thanks for the hope God sends us through a baby. Our tears might pour out, but our heart can be at peace.
Is this weird that I am excited about this? I don't know, but maybe that is part of the mystery of Christmas. Come and be at peace with us tonight, even if you are sad about what this year brought to you.
God is good,
Pastor Joe
P.S. There is also 2 Christmas Eve services, 7:00 (zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/93638479451) and 10:00 (zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/99650941544). You can sign up to come in-person at this link
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