Today was full of surprises: amidst all the little details of getting things ready for Christmas Eve ...
+ a person from church stopped in to tell me about almost losing his mother this morning and how on fire his soul has become for Christ's love!
+ another church person sent me a note about a blog posting that touched my heart ~ so full of understanding and depth ~ it made me weep a little.
+ our church band is planning a little feast for after the New Year ~ and we're practicing at our house tomorrow night for Christmas Eve (going to work on Over the Rhine's, "Trumpet Child.")
+ I stopped by a farewell party for our out-going Mayor and felt a wave of deep love for the people of this strange little New England city struggling for renewal.
+ while sitting eating bean soup and watching a British mystery, another church person stopped by on a mental health day and stayed to help Di and I decorate the Christmas tree with LOTS of laughter and crazy stories of respective nutty families.
This has truly become our home and I very, very grateful. I hold some of my blogger friends close in prayer tonight as they wrestle with illness and recovery and the struggles of faith. I give thanks that there is so much compassion and creativity in this community. And I am humbled that I have been allowed to be a part of it for a while.
WHEN LOVE COMES TO TOWN: REFLECTIONS ON TENDERNESS IN A CHAOTIC CULTURE
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Thanks for sharing. reminds me of how fortunate I am to be here at this congregation in this place.
I was catching up on Christian Century this week and discovered the article in which you are featured. What a pleasant surprise. I'm giving the article to our music director.
take care, merry christmas
Thanks, Nancy. That was a treat. Blessings to you, too and a very Merry Christmas.
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