People
of God: awake!
The
day is coming soon
when
you shall see God face to face.
Remember
the ways and the works of God.
God
calls you out of darkness
to
walk in the light of his coming.
You
are God’s children.
Lord,
make us one as we walk with Christ
today
and for ever.
Amen.
Remembering
is a communal, a social, activity, attending to the maintenance of the connecting
threads that run between us: “Remember the time when…?” “Yes! Wasn’t that also
the day that…?” This being the case, even someone experiencing the knotted jumbling
of grief—at advancing dementia, or the death of a loved one—who cannot trust
their own recollections—may be held safe and secure in the loving memory-making
of those committed to them.
Likewise,
to remember the ways and the works of God is best undertaken as a communal activity.
That is why we take part in nativity plays and carol services, and why we must
find new ways of repairing snapped threads in a year when coming together in
large gatherings is unloving of our neighbour. What part of the story of the
birth of Jesus do you relate to most? Share your thoughts online. May be even
post a photo of a nativity scene, whether handed down, or purchased, or
home-made.
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