Welcoming a New Year

We continue our celebration of Christmas and we will continue to sing the songs of Christmas. Pastor Teresa preaches on the lectionary Gospel lesson from Luke, when Jesus the child is found by his parents in the temple.

The Work of Christmas Begins

When the carols have been stilled,
When the star-topped tree is taken down,
When family and friends are gone home,
When we are back to our schedules
The work of Christmas begins:
To welcome the refugee,
To heal a broken planet,
To feed the hungry,
To build bridges of trust, not walls of fear,
To share our gifts,
To seek justice and peace for all people,
To bring Christ’s light to the world.

- by Michael Dougherty,
a variation on Howard Thurman’s
‘When the Song of the Angels is Stilled’