Monday, December 24, 2012

.christmas eve.



"...So tell them, Isaiah.
Even as the sparks of Assyrian exile are fanning into flame,
tell them God will send His Messiah.
Tell them He hasn't forgotten His promise to Abraham,
that He hasn't forgotten them.
Tell those living under the blood red sky of the purifying fires
that a new light is about to dawn.
Tell them that God's rescue is coming."



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Praying extra hard for my precious friends the Qualls today;
they are feeling deeply
the reality of "the already/not yet" this Christmas.
Praying with them, Come, Lord Jesus.

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Grateful I got to start my Christmas Eve Day with a Starbucks date with my favorite guy:




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Human Needs Global Resources Covenant, 2009

As fellow travelers on this journey, we commit to this covenant before God. Lord, in Your mercy, hear these our prayers:

When confronted with scarcity, need, and inadequacy, may we be nourished by the Bread of Life and the Cup of Salvation. Abundance overflows from Your table, sustaining all who come in faith. Father, help us.

When monotony blurs our vision and dulls our senses, may we encounter others as Christ did, through intentional presence in daily life, submitting as clay to be formed into vessels filled with the Spirit. Christ, guide us.

When wounded by the fractured condition of Your people, may we be united by Your Lordship in faith, hope, and love; seeing, as through the facets of a diamond, the beautiful spectrum of Your light reflected onto Your holy Church joined in praise. Spirit, empower us.

When all Creation groans, afflicted by injustice and driven to despair, may the promise of redemption root us in the hope of Your Kingdom: "Behold, I am making all things new!"

Holy Trinity, send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve You with gladness and singleness of heart.

Amen.