This Sunday we will be continuing our Advent series on finding God in unexpected places. As we continue to look at the first two chapters of Matthew, we encounter the magi who experienced God through following a star. This caused me to think of the times I walk outside at night so my son can look at the stars and the sense of wonder that provides. It is easy to become so consumed with our day to day routines, with our jobs, with our obligations, that we no longer feel a sen…se of wonder about God. We can become jaded and skeptical because of things we endure, the pain we see in the world, and the ways people treat each other. We lose sight of the Presence which sustains us. Of the love which surrounded the coming of the Messiah. Of the God we see not only in the stars but in all that we encounter.
This Sunday we will also have a special musical performance during our service. And our first Christmas Make and Take will be held on Sunday afternoon from 1 to 3. Children of all ages are invited to come and make Christmas ornaments, decorate Christmas cookies, and take them home. We hope to see you for what I anticipate will be a special Sunday of celebration.