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“Love One Another . . . As I have loved you.”   Jesus of Nazareth “Grandchildren fill a place in your heart that you never knew was empty.” What is love?  It’s an age-old question addressed in prose and poems, songs and scriptures.  How would you define love?  How would you describe love in human terms?…

“The one who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”  Psalm 91 “We each have a false self that we live in and out of most of our life.  It is only a shadow of the True Self whom God created us to be.” Punxsutawney…

“My heart says ‘seek your face’.  Your face, Lord, do I seek.” Psalm 27:8 “Jacob called the place Peniel, saying ‘Certainly I have seen God face-to-face and survived.’” Genesis 32:30 “He looks up and says, ‘I can see God’s face’.”  Carrie Underwood, “Temporary Home” Darkness.  In the literal sense we spend half our life there. …

“I have come that they might be fully alive.”  Jesus “The glory of God is mankind being fully alive.” Irenaeus “To be fully alive is to be fully in love.”  Harold Bockor It snowed again in Allenspark.  When not shoveling I like walking, or snowshoeing, in the wooded mountains.  It’s like stepping into winter in…

“I have a baptism to undergo, and how I wish the flames were already kindled.” Jesus “You must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame; how could you become new if you had not first become ashes.”  Nietsche “The trials of life sometimes serve to burn away those things  that threaten to destroy…

“Keep seeking the things above.” Colossians 3:1 “I have climbed highest mountains, I have run through the fields, only to be with you . . . But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for.”  U2 “I will be found by those who do not seek me.”  Isaiah 65:1 What are you seeking? How you…

“Death is a thief” “Lord, now let your servant depart in peace.” Simeon in Luke 2 “I wish I would’ve had the chance to say ‘goodbye’.” How much time did you spend preparing for Christmas and the holidays? How much time have you spent preparing for this new year? How much time do you spend…

“If anyone is in Christ they are a new creation.  The old has gone, the new has arrived.”  2 Corinthians 5:17 “And the shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen.”  Luke 2:20 “If you don’t like something, wait five minutes and it will change.”  Anonymous Every Christmas there…

“My soul exalts the Lord and my Spirit has begun to rejoice in God my Savior.” The Magnificat; Luke 1:46 “We will rejoice and delight in you.  We will praise your love more than wine.”  Song of Solomon 1:4 Do you have a favorite love song?  What is it?  Who wrote it?  What, or whom,…

“And with a great cry Elizabeth sang out, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.’”  Luke 1 “This night, Ebeneezer, you will be visited by three spirits.”  Jacob Marley in “A Christmas Carol” “Hello cousin Eddie . . . Cousin Eddie?”  Clark Griswold in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” Hosting…