"Seek the Lord and live . . ." - Amos 5:6a
Dear Friends in Christ -
As you may have figured out by now, I'm celebrating the season of Advent by offering up an Advent meditation each day. The daily writing process draws my personal need for Scripture together with my desire to connect with you about how God's Word impacts our daily living.
So far, I've been slow in getting the daily posts up. The days have been so full of work and family life that I've been falling asleep over my computer in the evening, still in the midst of my prayers at the end of the day. But my hope is to turn the corner and find time FIRST THING in the day for extended time with God's Word. I know from the witness of the Saints, as well as from my own past experience, that doing so puts my day in a whole different frame. And boy, do I need that alternative frame! Others do, too, it seems: in the past five minutes, 26 people have come into the Starbucks where I'm writing and only one of them is smiling. Maybe that's not an indication of anything other than the cares of the day, but I wonder: how many of these folks started their day with Jesus?
As we move deeper into this Advent season of waiting, may we discover that the words of the prophet Amos are true: real, hopeful, joyful LIFE comes to us as we seek (first!) our Lord.
Faithfully with you, seeking -
Janet+
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