Posts Categorized: unforced rhythms of christmas grace

The Healing Power of Gratitude

Gratitude breaks the seal to a deep soul healing. It heals our vision and is the key that unlocks the gateway to abundance. Healed eyes see beautiful wildflowers where weeds once grew. Healed eyes see bounty instead of lack and opportunity instead of opposition. Eyes healed by gratitude’s touch are eyes wide open – eyes awakened to grace.

DAY EIGHT: Unwrap Your Gift

DAY EIGHT:  UNWRAP YOUR GIFT I have a gift for you, He says. A gift unlike anything you could ever buy in a store; a gift people have sought after for centuries. It’s yours. It’s there, every Christmas. So many times you haven’t seen it. It goes unnoticed amongst the shiny bows and boxes of […]

DAY SIX: The Christmas Banquet

DAY 6:  THE CHRISTMAS BANQUET   Come and sit. There’s a Christmas banquet that’s been prepared for you – a feast like none you’ve ever seen.   The white table cloth spreads out before you with bright red cloth napkins rolled up and tied with a red ribbon holding a sprig of holly and shiny […]

DAY FOUR: Come Just As You Are

DAY FOUR:  COME JUST AS YOU ARE   We’ve reflected over the last week about what it means to come…Come, let us adore Him.   Our study guide on day one taught us that “erchomai,” the Greek word for “come,” is better translated, “to begin something new.”    People may feel December winds down the […]

DAY THREE: In the Dark Streets Shineth

DAY THREE: IN THE DARK STREETS SHINETH   The song, “Light of the World,” by Lauren Daigle starts out with these lyrics,   The world waits for a miracle The heart longs for a little bit of hope Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel A child prays for peace on Earth And she’s calling out from […]

DAY TWO: The Good Portion

DAY TWO:  THE GOOD PORTION   There’s a piece of cheesecake in our fridge I’ve been waiting to eat until just the right moment – a time when I NEED it – a time when the overwhelm gauge is dipping  more toward “possible insanity” than “cool, calm, and collected.”   I’ll wait until a time […]

DAY ONE: Come, Let Us Adore Him

  The holidays are upon us. Today is the 2nd biggest shopping day of the year, with over 100 million people braving the stores, so today’s message may be just what we need to kick off the celebrations in an intentionally joyful mindset!   For many of us, we are hoping to push through the […]