The link to this week's live-streamed service is here.
As the Christmas Season recedes into our memory banks I am once again reminded of our need for community, whether it be the close knit ties of family and friends, or the greater Community at large.
Community . . . comprising the words "common" and "unity," meaning "holding all things together," or of "like mind," also reminds me of the word Communion, from the same root.
But there are so many different forms of communities, and each one colours and enriches our lives in many different ways, for good or ill! And how and why we choose to participate in each of them will determine the outcomes of our lives and our sense of well-being and happiness, or disappointment.
As Christians we have made a deliberate choice to belong to a very particular community, and share a belief in Jesus Christ. And we are called to worship Him together each Sunday, "being of one mind," and holding this gift of faith in common.
We are fully aware of this special Gift as we remember and celebrate Christmas and the coming of our Saviour in the form of a human child.
At Christmastime in particular, as we gather together for worship and celebration in one mind and spirit, we receive His blessings of Joy, Peace and Hope, and realise how much we appreciate our Church Community which forms the cradle in which we find our Saviour Jesus, who came to save all people.
So let us hold onto that "Christmas Spirit" and bring it into this New Year, resolving to share it with our other "Communities," as the "Gift of Christ" for all mankind.
Perhaps we might even change the world!
Thanks to Pam Day for this week's blog post.
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