On the cusp on another Christmas, we pray that the peace of Christ be known in our hearts and in our world.

This past Sunday we ended our worship with a congregational selfie, a.k.a., taking a family picture.  It makes for a nice Christmas greeting card, but was also a way of joining with a movement expressing solidarity with refugees.  Along with a banner of our church name, we held up a banner saying #wechoosewelcome.  This hashtag started through Presbyterian Church USA, with an invitation for any congregation to join by taking a picture with such a banner and sharing it on social media.  The picture is up and shareable on the CMC Facebook page.  It’s a small but meaningful gesture toward spreading the kind of message we believe Jesus taught – and lived, as a refugee to Egypt fleeing Herod’s violent aggression toward boys born in Bethlehem.

May we welcome the Christ among us, even as we have been welcomed by Christ.  A good Christmas to you.