The Message of Love at Christmas

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What a marvelous, mysterious season of the year. The story of Jesus' birth is one I love to hear over and over again because it tells the story of how much God loves us. 

"This is how much God loved the world. He gave his Son, his one and only son....God didn't go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger at us, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again." according to John 3:16-17, The Message Bible

We have to take His teachings on love and put the world right again. Whether it is your world of family, friends, neighborhood, church, organizations, use love to find peace in your corner of the world. Can you envision peace like that? Love can do it,

Burt Bachrach's song, What the World Needs Now, isn't usually thought of as a Christmas song, but this year I am petitioning to put it right up there with Silent Night and Jingle Bells. Listen to Jackie DeShannon's recording of the song. 

Youtube Video: Jackie Deshannon ~ What the World Needs Now is Love (HQ)
Want to join me in nominating What the World Needs Now as a Christmas song?

Wishing you a joyful Christmas 

filled with the blessings of hope, peace, and love!

Janet

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Things Change, This Week, Earth Day, Giveaway

No my peonies are not blooming, but they are budded up
and the tulips and daffs have pushed their way out of the ground. Spring is coming!!

We enjoyed a lovely spring day for Easter yesterday. Our kids and grandkids came over for breakfast at our house, then we attended the contemporary service at our church.

Yes, contemporary service means rockin' songs with a praise band and a nod to the young folks in our church. Lots of energy and spirit. You should have been there to sing Christ the Lord is Risen Today with a rock n roll beat and the alleleuia with a kick. LOL. I loved it and love the modern songs that speak to the people of today.

Things change. There's no way the message of God's love and forgiveness would be understood if we were still singing Gregorian chants at church! I appreciate the old hymns too and enjoy singing the oldies, but the oldies just don't capture the interest or make sense to the new generation.

Do you remember Easters when you were a kid? Women wore their hats--Easter bonnets--and white gloves and black patent leather shoes. Men wore their suits and ties. Colorful corsages adorned the dresses or coats of the ladies. No longer. Although things change, Easter remains a celebration of the resurrection of Christ, never losing the power of mystery and the awe-inspiring vastness of God's love.

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This Week:


Tuesday, April 22--Earth Day--Be mindful of taking care of our environment. 

Thursday, April 23--Author Conda Douglas visits with her story of inspiration for her writing. And Conda is giving away a copy of her mystery, Starke Naked Dead. I"ll see ya' then!

Do you notice changes from generation to generation? Has anything stayed the same for you?