Merry Christmas, Friends! Do you celebrate the Twelve Days of Christmas. We do!
I have NOT read ahead because I've been enjoying my family. I did include the scripture for this week's lesson in the graphic above.
Prayer requests?
Please pray for friends and family as they travel home.
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
Happy Christmas Eve Eve, Friends! I can remember my mom always calling December 23rd Christmas Eve Eve and it would make me so excited knowing Christmas was only two days away.
This week's reflection really hit home with me. I had never felt invisible in my life until I had cancer. When you're in public wearing a chemo cap, no one looks at you. No one. It was amazing! I could've stolen thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from stores and no one would've noticed. I could've gotten away with it! It was the strangest thing for me to witness, and it made me wonder if I had ever treated (obvious) cancer patients that way.
So many people are lonely, especially during Christmas. Let's all try to be better to each other and take the time to notice those who go unnoticed.
Here are this week's biblical references:
Just then his disciples came back. They were shocked. They couldn’t believe he was talking with that kind of a woman. No one said what they were all thinking, but their faces showed it.~John 4:27 (MSG)Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. 7 Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.~Luke 12:6-7
Prayer Requests:
- Carla asks us to pray for our linemen: they are working so hard in difficult weather to restore power for all; for safety and wisdom for those who need to travel; and for her family as they are going to have to rearrange their Christmas weekend plans.
- Pray for Sam as he serves his country in Africa.
- Pray for the health of our families, and that we will all find joy and peace during Christmas.
- Kris's husband Terry is looking for a job. Please pray for him as he interviews.
- Also, pray for those who are vulnerable to the record cold temperatures expected for Christmas weekend.
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
Happy Monday, Friends! I like that this week's lesson is about how to encourage others. I suppose we could all use a little bit of encouragement, especially this close to Christmas! Try to encourage people you come into contact this week, and be a blessing to them!
Yesterday we lit the fourth candle in our Advent wreath representing love.
We can show love through encouragement!
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.~Hebrews 10:24-25
Prayer requests?
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
Happy Friday, My Lovelies! How has your week been? Please share in comments!
This week's reflection was humorous, and I thought the lesson was appropriate, especially for the Christmas season. What are some ways we can discipline our minds to reflect Jesus' attitude?
Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.~Philippians 4:8-9 (MSG)
Prayer requests:
- Pray for our troops who will miss their families during the holiday season.
- Pray for peace, joy, and hope for our families and friends.
- Pray that we will have the stamina to serve others during Christmas.
- Pray that our country's citizens will humble themselves and turn to God.
If you have any others, please drop them in comments.
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
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