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Mood of Christmas

Christmas 12: The Work Goes On

And with that, we come to the end of our 12 day journey together.  And at last, we tackle the title of Bruce Epperly's collection of reflections that have guided us.  Today, we consider our benediction. There was a plan to these days of words -- it was the plan of preparation.  Together, we have thought about the qualities of Christmas, like joy and wonder, and love.  Together, we have looked at what it means to let Christmas be something alive in us, not just a day or even a season.  And together, we have thought about the many obstacles in the way of living a Christmas-fueled life. Today, in…
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Christmas 11: A Vision of Something More

A vision of something more...isn't that what this gift of Christmas is all about?  Today, as Bruce Epperly again tackles the meaning of the Christmas season through the words of theologian Howard Thurman and his work The Mood of Christmas,  that is what we consider.  Thurman calls us to stand on "the growing edge" of our lives: Look well to the growing edge!  All around us worlds are dying and new worlds are being born; all around us life is dying and life is being born. The fruit ripens on the tree; the roots are silently at work in the darkness of the earth against a time when there shall be new leaves,…
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Christmas 12: The Work Goes On

And with that, we come to the end of our 12 day journey together.  And at last, we tackle the title of Bruce Epperly's collection of reflections that have guided us.  Today, we consider our benediction. There was a plan to these days of words -- it was the plan of preparation.  Together, we have thought about the qualities of Christmas, like joy and wonder, and love.  Together, we have looked at what it means to let Christmas be something alive in us, not just a day or even a season.  And together, we have thought about the many obstacles in the way of living a Christmas-fueled life. Today, in…
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Christmas 11: A Vision of Something More

A vision of something more...isn't that what this gift of Christmas is all about?  Today, as Bruce Epperly again tackles the meaning of the Christmas season through the words of theologian Howard Thurman and his work The Mood of Christmas,  that is what we consider.  Thurman calls us to stand on "the growing edge" of our lives: Look well to the growing edge!  All around us worlds are dying and new worlds are being born; all around us life is dying and life is being born. The fruit ripens on the tree; the roots are silently at work in the darkness of the earth against a time when there shall be new leaves,…
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