Minister's Christmas message

Dear Friends,

As I am writing, the wind is howling and the rain lashing down. It is very gloomy and we are in the middle of a planned power cut for the day. The words from Isaiah 9: 2 , "The people walking in darkness have seen a great light," are very resonant!

As we move from Advent into Christmas let us keep that light in the forefront of our thinking, praying and being. We may not be able to change the circumstances in which we find ourselves, at least not immediately, but through our remembering and enacting of the story of God's entering the world as a vulnerable child, a child who from the very start challenged the expectations and assumptions of the time and is still doing so today. Challenging us to share a message of love and welcome when there is pressure to dissolve into 'them and us'.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Blessings of peace and joy to all.

Rev Karen