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2014 Worship Guide
A Lincoln Daily News.com Publication
prepare reminding us that God provides
us with Spiritual Food through Word
and Sacrament. There are gifts to
purchase and wrap, reminding us that
the Wise of this world brought the
Baby Jesus gifts that would help him
live out his earthly life and that gifts
are given from the heart or they are not
gifts at all.
Even more than ALL of this, Advent is
a journey. It is our Spiritual Journey
from death to life, from living life
falsely to living life in the Truth that
Christ brings. Advent is the Spiritual
Journey from darkness to the Light of
the World. Everything about Advent
gets us ready for the Hope of the World
to be born in us and through us once
again this year.
May God Bless Your Journey:
May you arrive safely,
May you live differently
because Christ has come, and
May your Advent preparations open
you fully to the love of the Christ Child;
Immanuel, God with us!
A Blessed Christmas to all!
Rev. Jan Johnson, Interim Pastor
St. John United Church of Christ
