Today at MCC it was a blessing to hear the children tell us the Chrismas story from Luke 1 & 2. We heard that we have the kind of king who would come down to live among us in the humblest of circumstances. What struck me today as I heard this story is the holiness of the story and how God in His faithfulness has kept it alive for over 2000 years. We have been compelled to love and serve and teach and praise all because of Jesus amazing love for us. What struck you today?
Today, Caspar Geisterfer who is a missionary in Haiti gave the message from Colossians 1:15-20. He asked us first of all who Jesus is and it became evident that you cannot summarize who He is in one statement. Caspar challenged us to reimagine Jesus which is especially good to do at Christmas. The text says that Jesus is the image of the Invisible God. Everything that is created finds it's meaning in Him. After Caspar spoke, his wife Leanne talked about and showed us pictures of their work in Haiti and then we could pray for them with a better idea of what to pray.
Jesus gives us such great hope for the world. Joy to the world, the Lord is come! This is verse 20 from the Message:
Not only that, but all the broken and dislocated pieces of the universe - people and things, animals and atoms - get properly fixed and fit together in vibrant harmonies, all because of his death, his blood that poured down from the Cross.
Click on this link to get to the "World Vision Experience: Aids" and check out the sight for opportunities for us to get involved as a church. You can also do some things on your own like join the Hope Prayer Chain or add your name to the No Soldiers Declaration.
Today, we read from I John 1&2 and Pastor Amy talked about how Christmas is more about the brokenness we all live with around and within us than an image of the "Perfect Christmas." Jesus came to our broken world and showed us how to live. He came to bring light and healing to our lives. Amy reminded us to keep the true light in mind this Christmas - the One that is already shining.
