Piles of gingerbread
house pieces line the messy countertops as the fragrance of cloves swirls in
the air.
Simple traditions
fill the days as we prepare for Christmas. Years of baking and assembling these
houses with friends and family remind me of the holy call of the season:
I ask God for the
grace to help me build well-
A holy dwelling for
the King of Kings, a heart filled with grace and truth, a life of love and
mercy.
We can only bring the
hope we have to those who are hopeless;
We can only light a
candle in another’s darkened heart if the
Light resides in ours.
I long for the light
of the world to come and warm the hearts of those I love, of those who are
hurting in this world.
Diane Hallenbeck 2012
"The Light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:5
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