Just imagine
If we let God
Lead us all
And teach us
How to truly love,
And treat all others
With gentleness
And respect.
Just imagine
What could happen!
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Monday, December 28, 2015
Imagine 2
Imagine there is food
Enough for all
And no one
Ever goes hungry
Or thirsty;
For all will have
What they need.
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Imagine 1
For this space of
time,
Let us imagine
That a better world
Is coming to us,
A world
Where all people
Will learn peace.
Remember
Remember the Child
Born in a stable,
Growing up
In humble surroundings.
Remember.
Remember the Man
Working as a carpenter
Then going out
To tell about God.
Remember.
Remember the Teacher
Talking to the people,
Telling about God
And the love there for all.
Remember.
Remember the One
Who died at Calvary
Taking the sins
Of the world.
Remember.
Remember that Jesus
Rose again
To show us all
God’s love for us.
Remember.
Saturday, December 26, 2015
More
More than the baby
Laid in the manger,
He grew up
And we cannot
Keep Him there.
More than the teacher
Or the healer
Of the sick,
He moved on,
And we cannot
Find Him there.
More than anything
We can think of;
Lord and Saviour
Of the world,
Loving all people,
Look and find Him
Everywhere.
Two birth announcements
From: Mary and Joseph
Born: a son
Name: Jesus; Hebrew: Yeshua
Place: Bethlehem, a stable
Every place was taken. At least it was private.
Date: not known, no calendar
Weight: not sure, no scales available, but he
appears to be normal.
From: Yahweh
Born: a Son
Name: Yeshua
Place: Bethlehem; a stable
Date: no calendar - does it matter?
Weight: normal
Note to all: this is the One destined.
He will save all those who will believe and
follow, living the way He will teach.
Friday, December 25, 2015
Spirit
Spirit among us,
Come to save us,
Love us
And make us
Wholly yours.
Come and see
God is here
In an unexpected form,
A baby born
And God’s spirit
Is here.
God Comes
You come to us,
Loving God,
When we are not
Looking for you.
We relax,
Thinking all is right,
And suddenly
Your spirit
Is here among us.
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Who Knows?
Who knows when
Christ will return
And in what form?
Baby or man,
God incarnate,
Unexpectedly
He comes to us
To show us all
What love is.
The Magi
Who knows when
The magi came
To find a new born king?
They followed the star
To Bethlehem
And there found
The king of all.
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
The Star
Who knows when
A star brightened
The night sky?
It was there
To lead magi
To the place
Where Jesus was.
The Shepherds
Who knows when
The shepherds came
To see a new-born child?
But to a stable
They went
To see the child
The angels told.
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Monday, December 21, 2015
Freedom 6
Freedom
to live:
Freedom
to live where we want and with whom we want to be with and no one to tell us we
are wrong. How long will it take for us
to learn how to live this way?
Freedom 5
Freedom
from war:
Freedom
to live without the fear of bullets or bombs coming in and destroying all that
has been built and destroying many lives.
Can we ever learn to live together in peace and love?
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Freedom 4
Freedom
from hatred:
Freedom
to see that all people are beloved children of God. Will we ever learn this truth? Will we ever learn to treat each other in
God’s love?
Freedom 3
Freedom
from fear:
All
people should be able to live without being afraid of being attacked just
because they are “different” from others.
Saturday, December 19, 2015
An Invitation
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO A
CHRISTMAS PARTY
GUEST OF HONOR: JESUS
CHRIST
DATE: Everyday. Traditionally, December 25, but He's always
around, so the date is flexable.
TIME: Whenever you're ready. Please don't be late though, or you'll miss
out on all the fun.
PLACE: In your heart. He'll meet you there - you'll hear Him knock.
ATTIRE: Come as you are. Grubbies are okay as He'll be washing our
clothes anyway.
He said something about new white
robes for everyone who stays till the last.
COST: Admission is free. He's already paid for everyone. He says you wouldn't have been able to afford
it -- it's cost Him everything He had!
REFRESHMENTS: New wine, bread, and a far-out drink He calls
"Living Water." This will be
followed by a supper
that promises to be out of this world!!
GIFT SUGGESTIONS: Your heart!
He's one of those people who already has everything
else. (He's very generous in return though -- just
wait until you see what He has for you!)
ENTERTAINMENT: Joy, Peace, Truth, Light, Life, Love, Real
Happiness, Communion with God,
Forgiveness,
Miracles, Healing, Power, Eternity in Paradise.....and much more! (all rated "G" so bring your family
and friends).
PARTY GIVEN BY: His Kids.
That's us! Hope To See You There!
Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the
glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has
come, and His bride has made herself ready.
Fine linen, bright and clean, was given to her to wear.(Fine linen
stands for tthe righteous acts of the saints).
Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the
Lamb! Revelation
19:7-9
ALL OF YOU WHO WILL BE THERE, PLEASE
SHARE THIS INVITATION WITH SOMEONE ELSE
Freedom 2
Freedom
from being homeless:
There
are ways to make sure that all people have a safe and secure place to
live. Will we ever start to make sure
that all have a dwelling of their own that they want and like?
Freedom 1
Freedom
from hunger:
Can
we learn to make sure everybody has enough to eat? We have the ability to do this, will we ever
do it?
Friday, December 18, 2015
Gifts for the world:
We
should give gifts:
Freedom
from hunger
Freedom
from being homeless
Freedom
from fear
Freedom
from fear
Freedom
from hatred
Freedom
from war
Freedom
to live
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Joseph
It was quite a trial, let me tell
you. I was betrothed at the time to Mary, when she told me that she was going
to have a baby. Well, let me tell you, I was upset! That baby wasn't mine, and I knew that,
because we hadn't been together yet.
I was going to find a way to deal
privately with the problem and divorce Mary and find another woman. But I had a
dream where I was told to stay with Mary and raise the child as my own. He was
to be God's Son! Of course, I married Mary, as I was told to do. You don't
ignore messages from God, you know. Then that order came from the Romans that
we were all to be counted. We were to go our tribal towns, and Bethlehem was
ours. Problem was, Mary was getting near her time, and by the time we got
there, she was due to have the baby - soon! And that
innkeeper, poor fellow, had no room
for us at all. He finally suggested the stable, which turned out to be very
nice, secluded and warm. Just the right
place for us at the time.
Jesus was born, very quickly and Mary
said, fairly painlessly. But very soon, we had visitors. A bunch of shepherds
came by and said that they had been told about the birth by a bunch of angels.
I didn't know what to make of the whole thing, but Mary said not to worry about
it.
We later moved into a house in
Bethlehem, planning to stay there for a long time. But we had other visitors,
Magi from a distant land, who said that the stars had predicted the birth. They
also told us that they had been in Jerusalem, and that Herod knew about Jesus.
That night, I had a dream, telling me to go to Egypt, because Herod wanted to kill
Jesus. I later had another dream in Egypt, telling me that Herod had died. But
because one of his sons was ruling over in Judea, I decided that it would be better
to come here to Nazareth. Jesus really has been a very good boy, and does well
as a carpenter. I have very high hopes for the boy.
A Neighbor in Egypt
Yes, they live next to me for a
couple of years. That baby of theirs was such a good boy, and cute, too. Never
gave His parents any trouble. They were such a nice family!
They came in unexpectedly one day.
There was an empty house - that one over there, next to mine - and they were
able to move in. The young mother was such a pretty thing. I could see why the
man had married her. Pretty and good at taking care of things while he worked.
Turned out that the husband was an excellent carpenter. You can see his work on
the repair of this door.
No, they didn't stay long. Word
reached us all that Herod had died, and they packed up everything and went back
to their own country. Don't blame them much. There weren't many Jews in this
area at that time. They were just out of place here.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
The Wise Men
Mat. 2:2-12 We all are watchers of
the sky and the stars, which tell us of thing that are to happen and when great
people are to be born. We saw, a little while ago, a great star in the sky.
This star was so great that it had to herald the birth of a special King. Of
course, we had to go and find the child.
Unfortunately, we lost the star for a
short time while we were on the way. But from the way it had been leading us,
we decided to go to Jerusalem and inquire of those there. King Herod, at the
time, couldn't have been more gracious and helpful. He inquired of some of the
Priests of the Jews and found that
Bethlehem should have been our goal
all along. We started out to go there and discovered the star, which lead us to
where the child was.
Of course, we were delighted to find
the right house. The child was such a wonderful boy! Such a good-looking boy!
But then, that's to be expected, seeing that the mother was so pretty. And
already the parents had the boy acting so very well. They'll do a good job raising
that one.
By the time we left Bethlehem, we had
begun to realize that by going to Herod, we had possibly put the very child
that was so special in danger. We warned the parents about Herod before we left
to go home. I do hope that they got out in time.
A Neighbor in Bethlehem
They were neighbors of ours for a
short time. The husband, Joseph, was a carpenter. His wife, Mary, had just had
a baby a short time before. Such a sweet little boy He was! Rarely cried at
all!
I remember them because there was
quite a commotion one day. Three rather rich looking men with their people
visited. I don't know much what was said 'cause Mary never told me much about
who the men were. She just didn't seem to want to talk about them at all. In
fact, they left shortly after that. Without telling anyone, too!
It was after they left when Herod's
soldiers came and killed all our youngest boys. May God curse him! There was no
need to do that at all! Those babies were no threat to him! At least one baby
was saved from Herod. I'm glad that the family left when they did!
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
A Shepherd
Luke 2:8-20
You should have seen it! Such a
beautiful, bright light, then the message and all those angels singing. It was
something special!
The light scared us all at first,
'cause we didn't know what was happening. But then this man told us that we
needn't be afraid and that a very special baby had been born in the city of
David. Said that He was the Messiah!
Told us where to find the baby and how to tell that we had the right time and
place. And the messengers came to us! Of course, we left right away to go and
see the child. Left our sheep unattended, but we didn't even think about that
'till later.
We did find things as we had been
told they would be. The mother was a pretty young girl. Sure envy that husband
of hers. Would like to have one like that myself! And that baby! You sure could
tell that He was a special one all right. He was sure good looking child for a
new-born. Don't understand about that manger bit, but I guess God knows what He
is doing.
A Midwife
I had a real unusual one the other
night. A man came to me saying that his wife was about to give birth. When he
led me out, I thought that we were going to the inn, but he led me out back, to
the stable, explaining that the inn was too full for
this.
His wife was a pretty young girl,
pregnant with her first child. It was a shame, that she had to give birth in a
stable. Seems to me that space could have been found somewhere else. She did
have some privacy there, however. The birth was fairly easy for a first child,
and that baby boy sure was a beautiful baby! Such a good little baby, too. He cried
very little and seemed unusually alert for a new born baby. It sure seemed like
He was looking around to see everything. The young mother put Him into the manger
for lack of anyplace to use as a bed. He seemed not to mind, for He went right
to sleep. Just as I was leaving, some shepherds came around looking for the
baby. Seems that they had been told about the birth by some angels. It sure
makes you wonder, what kind of person this baby is going to be for this kind of
reception to His birth. The father was quite taken aback by their appearance.
That was something by the way. I'm not sure that the boy will look much like
his father. It is early, though, and I could be mistaken about that. I'd like
to meet the child when He grows up just to see how He turns out.
Monday, December 14, 2015
A Neighbor in Nazereth
Have you heard? That young Mary is
pregnant! Just married Joseph, too! Makes you wonder what these young people
are up to these days!
Now I realize that Mary did go to
Judea recently to see her Aunt Elizabeth, but it really seems strange for her
to be pregnant so soon after the wedding! It just can't be Joseph's baby, not
so soon. He really should do something about it. It
really is a scandal the way these young
people behave these days! And Mary was supposed to be so good and special, at
least according to her mother! Just goes to show that you never know what is
going to happen when it comes to young people. I wonder though, whose baby that
is that Mary is carrying. We probably will never know.
An Angel
I really don't understand any of it
at all! Why does the Boss even bother with these folks at all? Why, He just gets things settled, and the next
thing you look, they're back to the same old stuff again. Always wandering away
from the path they were shown - and chose.
Now it seems that He's decided to
take the form of one of them - starting as a baby! I don't know what the
long-term plan is, but to live down there! It just doesn't make sense. Frankly,
I'm glad that I'm not in charge! I'd have gotten rid of the lot of them long
ago!
Don't get me wrong. If the plan is
followed the way I hear it is to go, I'll celebrate with the rest. I mean, it's
a big thing and that baby boy will be a very special baby, and a very important
Man. I just hope that those folks will listen to the message for a change. And
I mean really listen! Those folks do tend to put their own spin on what they
have been told.
Hmmm, sounds like things are warming
up. There's the choir getting ready. Better go, because I'm supposed to be a
part of it.
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Elizabeth
Luke 1:19,39
I had not had any children. So when
my husband came back from the temple and let me know what he had been told, of
course I was overjoyed. I was a little
unsure, mainly because I was past the age when a woman normally can have a
child. But I was soon aware that there was
a child there.
When Mary came to see me, my boy
really let me know, even though he was still in the womb. He really began
moving around -a lot! It was apparent that Mary was going to give birth to a
very special boy, who was going to be important for all people. I really loved
my John. But he was to be a prophet for God,
which called for some sacrifices. I
did back the choices that he made. At least people could no longer say that I
was barren!
Gift
The greatest gift
Ever given
Is love.
Now let us all
Turn around
And give that gift
To others we meet
As we go
Along the way.
Saturday, December 12, 2015
2007
Prepare the way
For now comes God
Into our lives.
Wait and be prepared
For God comes to us
Not with blare
Of trumpets,
But quietly
As a baby.
2003
Spirit among us,
Come to save us,
Love us
And make us
Wholly yours.
Come and see, God is here
In unexpected form,
A baby born
And God's spirit
Is here
Friday, December 11, 2015
Christmas 1979
Angels
sing
On
high
Proclaiming
To
one and all
“The
time is here!”
And
lo,
A
babe is born
In
Bethlehem.
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Christmas 2015
Sing praises
To the newborn King!
Sing for joy
For the peace and love
He brings!
Come now and sing
Praises!
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Together
Let us get together
And give to the world
Two very special gifts:
Peace and Love.
Together, we can do it.
Together, we can learn
What Peace is;
How to really
Love each other.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Celebrating Peace and Love
This is supposed to be a time to celebrate Peace and Love. So let us all, each one, work to bring Peace and Love to our war weary world. How? Look around and see what is there for you to do. Find someone in need and help them, expecting nothing back. See that the homeless have a place to stay. Smile at people. Don't make snap judgements about people based on their religion, accept them as they are, valuable people in their own right. There are more things that could be done, but each good act makes this world a better place. Try it on for size now. The people need it. Peace and Love to ALL.
Monday, December 7, 2015
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Light 3
It's a baby born
In a stable
Who brings light
Into the world.
And all people
Around the world
Will hear
Of that birth.
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