Alka's Angle

Wherever you were on Christmas eve/day, I trust you were able to welcome the memory of Christ coming to this earth in the form of a human whom we called Jesus and you found ways to make room for the less privileged also- by sharing, by donating, by even just seeing them eye to eye and recognizing their existence around us, and I pray we were able to see a glimpse of Jesus in them. 

During this season of Advent, I have said these words as we end our worship services- “..and may the Spirit lead us into possibilities of hospitality that we haven’t imagined, making room in The Inn for all.” I am reminded of these words every day as I read the news, look around the neighborhood or even follow the social media: the need seems to be growing because support is decreasing. 

As we continue our journey through the Advent season, MAKING ROOM IN THE INN for our lonely and frightened neighbors- those who are struggling to see/find HOPE, LOVE, PEACE and JOY in our world, those who are struggling to make ends meet and those who exist in places where safety is hard to imagine, we are also called to participating in that work. We have been invited to:

I trust everyone had a lovely time with family- birth or chosen, during the week of Thanksgiving- eating, celebrating, playing games and sharing all the reasons we are grateful for this year. If you are the planning kind, then you perhaps are all done with your Christmas shopping, otherwise most people perhaps have started their shopping with the start of sales- Black Friday, Cyber Monday and then the ongoing specials of the Holiday season, so I will also talk about my shopping list for you and hope that many of you will pick at least one thing from my list to spend money on.

Beloveds, I trust you had a great time with friends and family- birth or chosen, and I want to take the opportunity to say that I am grateful for each one of you and thank God for blessing the world by your presence. I also pray that you did find some time to rest and relax in the midst of all these gatherings and engagements.