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Words from Bede Circuit
Dear Friends,
I thought I’d share this letter to Santa:
Dear Santa,
I remember the excitement of waking up on Christmas morning, knowing that you had come the previous night and given out some presents, blissfully unaware that those people in Germany got their presents the previous night! Nevertheless, as I have grown older the things that you represent to me have changed, and this Christmas, rather than presents, I have a few suggestions to make for the future of your enterprise.
Words from Bede Circuit
Prepare a way for the Lord
A preacher one Sunday approached the pulpit with the words of the Gospel ringing in his ears: ‘Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’ A thought suddenly struck him: ‘It’s not the Lord’s paths that need to be straightened but ours.’
Dec: Thoughts from Huw
We hear the song of the angels In Luke`s Gospel Ch2 v 14; `Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favours.`
Once again we are approaching Christmas and Peace is one of the things we always associate with the festive season. Luke Ch 1 v79 tells us that one of the reasons Jesus comes is `to guide our feet into the ways of peace.` These are among some of the loveliest words in the Gospel. Indeed, you could say they sum up the Gospel.
But peace is not merely the absence of war or dissension. It is something deeper and richer. The Hebrew word for peace is shalom. Shalom conveys a sense of completeness, a state of perfect well-being.