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Tidings of Comfort and Joy

S-L-O-W  D-O-W-N,  it was a message that came across my phone several months ago when I had sent a text to a friend, and had apparently been able to express my feelings of stress through the previous text to her. My thought was that I really wanted to slow down but had no real time to do so.


I am venturing a guess that many of us are in that state right now as Christmas is now a week away. We had some ice last night and I always love the phenomena that happens after, the utter sound of peace outside. I live on one of the busiest streets in Newton, but after a snowfall, or even more so, after ice, it is quiet. In the wee hours of the morning, there is what some would consider an almost eerie silence, but I love it. That peace is one of the few things I miss about living in the county, so I treasure it when it happens right here in the middle of town.


I have only one verse today, Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.


I know this week can easily turn into a blur, but keep your eyes on Him, and let this truly be a week of Comfort and JOY! It is what this season is about. We have the ultimate Comfort and Joy when we have accepted Christ as our Savior and THAT is why we celebrate His birth.


So, midst the wrapping, the cooking, the baking, the placement of the elf on the shelf (may I just say, Thank you LORD, that wasn't around when Robert was a kid, I would have been a total fruitcake by Christmas Day!), and the get-togethers with family and friends, take time to breathe in that peace. That comfort and joy.


And in light of that fact that I want you to have TIME today, I am making this short.


I leave you with one of my favorite Amy Grant songs, and as you start having those celebrations this week, let this be your Christmas to remember, Keep your eyes on Him, and He will give you peace.





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