- From the Jewish Scriptures: Isaiah 7:10-16
- From the Gospel: Matthew 1:18-25
The hymns this Sunday are:
- #27 Tomorrow Christ is Coming (tune?)
- #71 ‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime
- #62 Once In Royal David’s City
- #76 See amid the Winter’s Snow
This Sunday's theme is Christmas is chaos and calm.
Teasers: Christmas is so busy and noisy. Is there time to experience calm and peacefulness in its midst?
This is the problem those of us who are active in the church have. It gets hard to experience Christmas when we are so busy planning for it. Of course many parents know how that feels. Between special food to cook/bake and presents to buy and wrap and special functions to attend the time just flies away.
But if we take time out to stop and let it happen then we can still find the peacefulness and calm of the season It just means stepping out of the chaos for a moment. And that may be the healthiest thing we can do a lot of the time.
This Sunday we will hear Joseph's thoughts about chaos and calm in the Christmas story. Surely he will have some experience of chaos given the events he goes through. But what will he have to say about the calm? We will pray our way into the transition between chaos and calm. And we will take time to experience both some chaos and some calmness.
Christmas is almost here. In just a few days the Babe will be born. COme and prepare and celebrate with us.
--Gord
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