REFLECTIONS

Last Friday morning tragedy struck families in Newtown CT, as a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School and killed 20 children and 6 adults.  The joy that rises with the Christmas season was significantly dampened by this event.  The pain, the grief, the disbelief all linger.  The whole incident has been brought under the national microscope.  Questions are asked and discussions are held.  Solutions to keep this from happening again are searched for.  I trust that in any equation for success, God and His wise life principles are not ignored.  As we get closer to Christmas we see the effort of God to intersect our lives with love and hope.  In the midst of life’s ongoing tragedies, which in this sin fallen world will never end by human effort, God offers hope in the form of His Son who came to earth.  Let us never forget the messages attached to His birth.  To Joseph - You shall call His name Jesus, for it is He who will save His people from their sins.  To Mary - He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.  To the shepherds - For behold I bring you Good News of great joy, which shall be for all people.  For today in the city of David a Savior has been born for you, who is Christ the Lord. 

Jesus came to earth as the precious gift of God.  In Him we find Hope, Joy, Peace, Love and Life.  He is the answer to a whole lot of questions.  Thank God for His indescribable Gift.