Month: December 2021

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. “ Luke 2:10-11

“To you.” Don’t you love seeing that on a Christmas present? To: your name. It means someone thought about you. It means you are about to receive something, a gift, hopefully a good one. The angels announced to the shepherds that they were receiving a gift from God that first Christmas eve.
That means God was thinking of them. The shepherds, the nobody’s, the easily forgotten, the night workers, the ordinary, the average, the ones who slept outside. To you is born this day.  
As you celebrate Christmas, keep this in mind. God is thinking about you. Christmas is about a gift given to you. And the gift is not a something, but a someone! How might you respond to that?

-Pastor Travis Norton

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Dwell with us Lord, and give us Love to heal. When I read Mary’s Magnificat I think of all the promises that God has begun to fulfill in Jesus. It’s a topsy turvey song of God turning the world upside down. The rich and powerful are humbled while the poor and needy are lifted up. So much of our world is hurting because of the growing chasm between rich and poor. The healing that Jesus brings is one of bridging that gap and bring the whole world an equity that heals. I admit though, it’s hard to find myself in this song of Mary. Am I one of the rich that are sent away empty or one of the lowly that are lifted up?

-Pastor Travis Norton

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