Saturday December 19 2015  I CANNOT STOP TIME

No matter how hard I try I cannot slow down time, much less stop it.  December is the fastest month of the year no matter how prepared I am.  At least I finished my Christmas Project!  It is DONE!  Now I can go on to the rest of what must be completed before next week.  The greatest thing about this season is that I am hosting nothing.  Shhh…I mustn’t say that too loud because then always something happens to take up my time anyway.

I met a young man in the gym today named Jake.  He had a tattoo beautifully written in script on the back of his left shoulder area.  His shirt wouldn’t allow me to see it all, but my curiosity was aroused and I asked him what the rest of it said.  Here is the quote, “PLACE NO TRUST IN TOMORROW FOR NOTHING IS WORTH MORE THAN TODAY.”  That is his direct quote.  I agree with his quote.   We truly must live in the moment of each day we have because we have no promise of tomorrow, nor even to the end of this day.  Personally, I place my trust in God because only he knows what number of days I have before me.  I fear not about how many days are left to me, because ultimately since my trust is in God, I know where I’ll be when my days are over.  Then, I will be with my Lord and Savior, who sits at the right hand of God.  I may not be sitting quite as close, but at least I will be up there somewhere!

I hope that this season you are celebrating the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ.  It is amazing how many celebrate CHRISTmas without celebrating the CHRIST for who it is intended.

BORN OF MAN

By Kathleen Martens

December 19 2015

Christ the King born of man

Hope and love His to command.

Rejection and scorn given His name,

In perfection was how He came.

Son of man begotten of God,

The Son of God in earthy bod.

Manger to cross He suffered and died

And His purpose was satisfied.

Sin and death conquered, when He was crucified.

And the meaning of Christmas?  To give homage and praise to the Christ child who was born to give His life so that we may live.  As the quote from yesterday’s (December 18^th) Calendar Wisdom stated:  THE SON OF GOD BECAME MAN TO ENABLE MEN TO BECOME THE SONS OF GOD.

Good night.  Remember to take the time to rejoice in the birth of Christ!