While in the recovery room today after my myelogram (imagine me having to lay pretty still for 6 hours - when you stop laughing, feel free to continue reading), I was catching up on some e-mails and RSS feeds on my phone when I came across a guest editorial in today's Wall Street Journal by Steve Salerno titled, "The Happiness Myth." As happens a great deal of the time when I am reading things things in contemporary publications, this article seemed to resonate with what is going on in my life and what I see happening in your lives and the life of the church. The particular item from this column is where he quotes his father's advice, "Life isn't built around 'fun.' It's built around peace of mind."
As you head down the home stretch, with not much time left in this Advent season, and calendar year, take a moment to ask yourself if you have 'peace of mind.' Peace of mind related to who you are. Peace of mind related to what you do. Peace of mind related to your relationships with friends and family. Peace of mind with God. Peace of mind knowing that what you are doing, and the identity you have, are not related to the things of this world, but can be directly traced to the incarnation of God through Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit in a life that spanned from the manger to the cross to the second coming.
I look forward to seeing each of you and your friends, relatives, and neighbors, on Christmas Eve @ 6:00 or 11:00.
See you Sunday!
Lamar
As you head down the home stretch, with not much time left in this Advent season, and calendar year, take a moment to ask yourself if you have 'peace of mind.' Peace of mind related to who you are. Peace of mind related to what you do. Peace of mind related to your relationships with friends and family. Peace of mind with God. Peace of mind knowing that what you are doing, and the identity you have, are not related to the things of this world, but can be directly traced to the incarnation of God through Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit in a life that spanned from the manger to the cross to the second coming.
I look forward to seeing each of you and your friends, relatives, and neighbors, on Christmas Eve @ 6:00 or 11:00.
See you Sunday!
Lamar
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