Day 25: Joy to the World

The Gospel lesson for today:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ²He was in the beginning with God. ³All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being ⁴in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. ⁵The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. John 1:1-5

An excerpt from Pastor Ron Glusenkamp's sermon:

"Last year when we set aside this date for “Christmas in July” we weren’t entirely sure what to expect or how it would be received. We’re grateful for your response of gifts. I think the genesis of it all is embedded in the notion that the light and miracle of the Word becoming flesh and dwelling among us sometimes feels overshadowed by all the things we think we have to do to make Christmas happen. In other words we often get overwhelmed by the crush of the season as opposed to focusing our hearts and souls on the crèche, the baby Jesus who is the reason for the season! But, in reality we don’t need to make Christmas happen because Christmas is a happening in and of itself."

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Day 25. Dollar 25. Joy to the World - the Lord is come! Hunger Community, the season of giving has no calendar date, and we thank you for being the light that shines in the darkness of hunger! Amen!