2024 Worship Guide LINCOLN DAILY NEWS December 2024 Page 5 But wait! What about Jesus? What about the Nativity? Well, that was well covered too. “Whenever the church doors are open, we will be there.” Mother intoned to us, her four children. “We will be there for Sunday worship, Sunday night service, Wednesday night prayer meeting and Christmas Eve too.” And we were. One highlight for us at our little Methodist Church in Palestine was the reading of “Willie and Annie's Prayer” It was recited annually by a faithful Christian woman in our church, Leota Gaddis. I recommend you find it and read it. If you like something to warm your heart and bring a tear to your eye. Of course, the poem ends when the harsh father is led by God to bring the joys of Christ's blessings to his children even when he was unaware God was leading him to do so. Poem: Annie and Willie's Prayer by Sophia P. Snow Which brings me to the end of my reflections on Christmas. God is at work in our world today. We see it with the return of Christian values in the young generation Z population. The people of America have moved decidedly toward family values and renewing a sense of the importance of faith in God. Jesus is still the most popular person in the country this and every Christmas. That's the way it should be. Open your heart and ask Him to forgive you and bring you the joy He alone can give to you this holy season. Because Jesus loves you and so do we who are part of His family. Merry Christmas.
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