Hope and Joy

Christmas Joy this Morning

Christmas can be hectic for clergy persons and other professional staff, as well as the rest of us.  Lots of folks in the congregation are extra happy but stressed.  Others are extra sad.  This year, along with all of the above we've had two unexpected deaths in our church staff family in the last few days.  One, a son killed in a traffic accident, another, a husband.

So what was this morning like?  At Sunday school time we had our annual carol sing - with an amazing leader, a harpist, two professional singers and the piano played by the father of the young man who was killed.

Lots of laughing, clapping and good music about the baby coming!  (The baby changed everything!)

Worship was more of the same.  The sermon was on Hope.

Me Being Wise

The other day, somebody asked me how I was able to be a business consultant with my limited skills.  Seriously, that's what he asked me.  It's not really rocket science to love and then carefully listen to people,  and repeat back to them their positive truth.  I did a lot of it.

Still do.


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