December 25, 2021

Christmas Day

Ken Claar (Idaho, USA)

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Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. - 2 Corinthians 9:7 (NIV)

I sometimes feel sorry for the poor Bethlehem innkeeper in all our modern Christmas stories and plays. He is usually depicted as a mean man who somehow should have been able to manufacture a room for Joseph and the pregnant Mary. Instead, he sent them out into the cruel dark...

Today's Prayer

Loving God, you have given us our talents and our lives; help us to use them for your purposes today. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Today's Reading

Luke 2:4-7

Thought for the Day

Regardless of the circumstance, I can always do my part to serve God.

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