Sunday, December 23, 2007
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Merry Christmas to all...

Week One: Hope
Week Two: Peace
Week Three: Joy
Week Four: Love
So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. - John 13:34

"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? - Matthew 5:43-47

But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners - Romans 5:8
Jesus... If I start connecting dots... that's a tall order. So I pray for wisdom, for energy, for passion and compassion. Compel me to love others as you loved us. Help me to use my life in a way that allows others to live. We praise you for invading Satan's kingdom and reclaiming it for your own. We wait hopefully for your return and want to do as much as we can in the time being. We love you. Amen.

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