GREENE STREET LETTERS: Christmas 2012

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Christmas 2012

Merry Christmas to all!
Now...I can stop and rest..
It has been a season and time of going and coming....all very fulfilling.
Went to the movies with the grand kids....."Wreck-it Ralph"...much laughter and giggles and memories.
Last Night's Communion / Candlelight service at Christ Central was much needed for myself. Sometimes it really good for me to go and just be a part of the service...
Saw many friends....
Hugs and "Merry Christmas" all around..
Home to a good meal....many cups of warm coffee to soothe the body and mind.
My couch....my slippers....my oh my...
My son Chad comes by to pick up his Christmas stash that has remained hidden from his family....Looking forward to today with him, Robin and the grand kids...

More coffee and a snickerdoodle..the bestest cookie in the world...
Watching Christmas Story for the umpteenth-gazillion time...
I know every one says it....but for me it's the truth....I was "Ralphie Parker" with the Red Ryder Range Rifle 200 shot carbine....
Sleep........glorious sleep.........
Now here I sit at my computer with this posting....
It is Christmas 2012...

If I could....no child would get up on this day without a present under the tree...
There would not be any thought or tears as to why Santa didn't come to their house...
There would be jobs for Dad's who couldn't find work....
And warm house shoes and coats for Mom's who are alone....
But....
I'm not Santa....
Life truly isn't a reflection of what our television's tell us about how Christmas is suppose to be...
Life doesn't feel the tears of a child....
Life doesn't care about the pain of a broken home or an abusive parent....
Life goes on....grinding up and spiting out those who are in the way....
But....
There is one....
One greater than life....
One who will bring comfort in spite of the pain....
One who will bring peace in spite of the loneliness...
One who can take us through anything life throws at us....
He is the reason I can say, "Merry Christmas".....
Jesus....
Christ the Lord....
Do you know Him?
If not, today is a good day to start....

Merry Christmas from the "B's"....
God on you...

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Anonymous said...: Merry Christmas

Jk; December 25, 2012 at 8:44 AM

Looking At The World Through Cracked Lens

As ol' Paul wrote in his Corinthian letters.."We see in part and we know in part." Now what piece of this bit of wisdom do we not get? I wish to not run around acting and trying to be some sort of Biblical G00-Ru (I meant to spell it wrong). Or a sage of sages.

I simply want to be able to communicate some of what God has given to me. Why? Do I think what I get is better than what you may have received from Him? Nope. But I do think encouragement comes when we share our daily story of struggle and victory in an effort to encourage each other.

Thanks for letting me share.

Time to soldier on..

mbb

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Little Nets Into Deep Waters

Fishing nets were designed for one purpose only. To catch fish. Nets are no good if they stay on the boat. Nets serve no purpose if they are never used. I think maybe God sees us this way. We are all created for a purpose (by the way, the creator gets to define what our purpose is). Any other use besides the one we were created for does us no good. But when the creator places His hands upon us, casting us out into those scary, dark places with deep waters, it is then we can see the reality of our purpose. He knew there would be a catch waiting for us. I think I will be the net God has called me to be.

The Twelve Steps

As a community of people in recovery, we affirm that our higher power is Jesus Christ. He did for us what we could not do for ourselves. Just as God told the children of Israel He was going to give them a promised land, He has revealed to us that He desires to give us a "Promised Life." When Israel got to the promised land, God instructed them to go and in a possess it, fight for it and claim it. In recovery, the 12 Steps are the directions given to us on how to fight, possess and claim this promised life.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Christmas 2012

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THE REALITY OF THE NAME OF GOD