From Rev Sue Ann Yarbrough
Blessings to each of you! Whatever holidays you celebrate this time of year, I pray that you can take time to celebrate. Let us remember that God is always with us. Thank you all for the care you extend to your residents. Please remember to tend to yourselves as well, and know we are here for you. Scripture: Luke 1:46-47 And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior," Meditation I confess I never have given these opening lines of Mary's Magnificat too much thought. Yet, when I saw Mary's canticle coupled with the vibrant art of James He Qi, it suddenly became clear to me that to magnify the Lord is exactly how we all should be living our lives. We may not be able to paint with vibrant colors, or sing with lilting voices. There seems to always be a long list of things we cannot do. However, a life lived in awareness of Christ is enough to glorify the Lord. In such awareness, we cannot help but follow Jesus' commandment as written in Mark 12:30-31: " Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” We sometimes think that trying to follow Christ takes some kind of Herculean effort.
Longing for light, we wait in darkness.
Longing for truth, we turn to you. Make us your own, your holy people, light for the world to see. Christ be our light! Shine in our hearts. Shine through the darkness. Christ be our light! Shine in your church gathered today. Longing for peace, our world is troubled, Longing for hope, many despair. Your word alone has power to save us. Make us your living voice. Christ be our light! Shine in our hearts. Shine through the darkness. Christ be our light! Shine in your church gathered today. -- Rev. Sue Ann Yarbrough, Associate Pastor San Lorenzo Community Church, United Church of Christ
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