Merciful and Gracious God,
As we travel through the season of Advent we pray that You will cleanse our hearts of all feelings of malice, anger and meanness. While these are a part of the human condition, they harden our hearts. While these feelings are often a response to events in our lives, they make it more difficult to be open to Your presence. Send the light of Your Son’s presence to melt away the coldness of our lives. Send the light of Your Son’s presence to warm our hearts. May His spirit dwell within us. In Jesus name, AMEN.
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Eunice Barnes fell and fractured her arm. She is currently in a sling. Please pray for Eunice.
Dale Vance was to have been dismissed from Bass Hospital yesterday evening. Please pray for Dale and his family as they care for him.
Barbara Whinery is recovering from her surgery at home. The preliminary reports were good. Please continue to pray for Barbara.
Tomorrow is the second Sunday of Advent. Please join us as we celebrate this season that takes us to Christmas.
The Christian Church in Oklahoma sends out a bi-monthly newsletter. The December issue is in a .pdf format. I have attached it to this email.
Grace and peace,
John McLemore
Advent Devotion for Today. Please read Matthew 3:1-6
The kingdom of heaven is near. Somehow, someway, the mention of these words, as first proclaimed by John the Baptist, should bring a sense of hope and expectancy. And yet, here we are, some 2,000 years later in the twenty-first century, still waiting, still expecting, still hoping, that the kingdom of heaven is near. Our faith tells us to continue to trust and embrace the power of the spirit within us, but at times, our mortal, sinful nature also suggests otherwise. In this time of advent, may we repent and humbly turn back to the truth, and to the one who is truth, Jesus the Christ. Amen
Brian Meyer
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