philbennett
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02:20:26 pm on December 12, 2011 |
As I sit writing this, I keep thinking back on 2011 as it winds quickly to its conclusion, and we roar ahead full tilt into 2012. It seems that each year goes by faster than the one before. It’s been a year full of challenges, struggles, opportunities and victories, and I find myself somewhat weary and maybe a little unsettled here as it grows to a close. But I am most of all grateful for this year and for all it has brought, and all the ways it has made me grow, even when I didn’t really want to.
I really love this time of year…I can’t remember a time in my life when I didn’t. It still holds all the magic, all the wonder, all the hope, all the joy, all the excitement it had when I was just a child.
(This may be some indicator of a need for much more expansive counseling, but we’ll talk about that another time.)
For now I plan to enjoy the season and try to slow down, take a deep breath and relax a bit. Call a time out. Go to my corner and take an eight count. Whatever works. And I would encourage you to try to do it, too. I’ll be looking for the joy and hope that Christmas holds….more than presents, food, trees, lights and friends. I know it’s there.
I want to remember that this is the celebration of the greatest day of all, when God sent His son, so that things didn’t have to stay the same, so that EVERTHING could change.EVERYTHING.
This is the greatest news of all time.A different world now.
With real hope.
Real life.
Real joy.
Real love.
With all things made new.As we enter this season, I pray you can and will take some time this season to rest, and refuel, and look beyond the ordinary to the extraordinary event we are all part of. And I urge you to take every opportunity to spread it near and far. Be an agent of joy and hope. Spread the Good News.
I wish each one of you the Merriest Christmas ever.
May we all remember the real story of Christmas, and may it fill us anew with joy, hope and peace.
God bless us every one.Advertisement
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