Thought For The Week

Every year we tell the story of Christmas but always in a different way. The story is different each year because our story is different. Christmas touches our own unique story. The story of Christmas reminds us we are not on our own, that there is light and hope in the midst of darkness and that is a meaning and purpose to life.

The events of Christmas night are far from ideal. Why would a baby be born in such an unexpected way and in such an unexpected place? God often comes into our lives in the least expected place. Maybe we are trying to find God in the wrong places and forget to look in the stable. The stable is that part of our lives that may not be pretty and not important and perhaps the last place we would want God. This is where God wants to be and where God wants to hold us, encourage us, help us, guide us, direct us, energise us and be with us every step of the way.

There is no such thing as a perfect Christmas. Every advertisement that you see on television suggests strongly that this is the way it must be. What a pressure to be under! All any of us can do is our best, to make it special in our own way and to make it as relaxing as we can. We need this time to recharge and revitalise in the depths of winter. In these precious days before Christmas, the invitation is to leave the stable door open, even ajar and let God do the rest. Happy Christmas to you and all your family and every blessing on you as we head towards 2026.

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