The 24 hour prayer vigil has been a real blessing for me; a chance to visit with a few members of the church, a chance to sit in silence with God, a chance to reflect on our life together and where God is calling us now. Quiet in this season is a rare gift that reminds us of the true gift of the season, the mystery of the Christ child "veiled in flesh" as the hymn says. Today's reading reminds us to seek the things that really matter, to come to God for the free gift of life. Christ is the promise that one day everything will be right: everyone will have enough to eat, peace will reign on earth as it does now in heaven, and we will truly know the God who loves us so much. As we wait for Jesus to come into the manger, we pray for his peaceful, loving kingdom to come in our time.
May your waiting and prayer be blessed,
Sam
Isaiah 55:1-5
Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 2Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. 3Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David. 4See, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples. 5See, you shall call nations that you do not know, and nations that do not know you shall run to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.
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