Sunrise

I find myself heavy-hearted this Christmas season, praying for several situations, friends, family

members who have received tough news and are going through some dark days. I was reminded this morning that He came, not because all is well and idyllic and happy, and Christmas card perfect...but because this broken world, because I, because you, need a Savior, need to be restored and renewed. If your world and heart too are dark this Christmas Season, I hope and pray that Zacharias' prayer from Luke 1 (and the truth of the Promise already fulfilled in the Birth of Jesus and the fulfillment of His return yet to come) breathe a little hope into your heart:

"Because of the tender mercy of our God, with which the SUNRISE from on high will visit us, to shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."

I hope you too know this Sunrise. It dawned in a manger with an announcement to shepherds in the middle of the night. It dawned 33 years later in Jerusalem on an Easter morning when He conquered death. It dawns in our hearts when we believe the promises. And it will dawn again when He returns and makes all things new.

We wish you a very blessed CHRISTmas!