The holidays have ended and it is time to once again leave behind the fun and fellowship so unique to this wonderful time of year. I confess that for me this is hard, especially this year when our oldest is away from home serving in the Marine Corps. I love the Christmas season and everything about it; the weather, the carols, the gatherings with family and friends; it is simply my favorite time of year. There is something wonderfully nostalgic about Christmas (at least for me) that yields a wonderful mixture of feelings rich in joy, hope and comfort. Christmas offers a unique time of fellowship with family and friends that restores my soul in so many ways but sadly it passes quickly and so I find myself once again in the pull of everyday life with all of its pressures and challeng
For those who have been called by His grace; it is indeed a time of rest and respite from a world that “groans” under the weight of sin and suffering. However, as much as I may want to remain within this psychological and spiritual refuge I cannot nor can any of us. While the temptation may be to remain in permanent retreat or seclude ourselves from the world, we simply cannot if we love Christ. It is into this fallen world with its warring forces that we must return as soldiers in the Lord’s army.
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