God of Hope

If we want to go quickly, go alone, but if we want to go further, let’s go together! (Bavon Jonas Aladoum, African pastor)

It’s sad, isn’t it, that the “Christmas spirit” often doesn’t last beyond Dec. 25?

“Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas… perhaps… means a little bit more.”  (Dr. Seuss in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.)

It’s not what’s under the Christmas tree that matters. It’s who’s around it. (Charles Schultz, late American cartoonist)

“It is more blessed to give than to receive.” (Quoted in Acts 20:35)

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16)

How often do we think about the potential reaction to the gifts we’re giving? Will they be useful and enjoyed?

My gifts are better than gold, even the purest gold, my wages better than sterling silver!” (Proverbs 8:18)

The “good life” is one of self-honesty, knowing ourselves, and being ourselves to the glory of God. (Linda Brumbaugh, blogger)

Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other. (Romans 12:10)

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads. (Ralph Waldo Emerson, 19th-century American essayist)

Christ suffered for our sins once for all time . . . He died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. (1 Peter 3:18)