As people today we love to anticipate. Christmas trickles into the stores in October, then floods into the stores after Halloween. Many of us had our trees up in November. Then when Christmas finally comes, it is a blur and then its gone. And we are onto the next season. There is a great verse in Luke’s story of Christmas where he says: But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.
So, this week instead of anticipating the next season, we are going to join Mary in pondering about the Christmas story. What it was like for Mary, and what it means for us as we take down the lights and the tree and look forward to a new year. Please pray for us as we prepare for the service.
Scripture: Luke 2:16–19 ESV
