The Advent Season
And now
these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the
greatest of these is love. (1
Corinthians 13:13)
At Wonder Springs we normally give Brute’ his day, but with the United States jobless rate declining last month to an even 10 percent, it is generally assumed that most of the MSM, or the LSM (Lame Stream Media) will be reporting that “Happy Days are Here Again.”
The reality of the so called good news is really confined to pretty much those who have had access to the government’s free (funny) monetary expansion policies. The truth is that there are many Americans and citizens in other countries around the world are facing hardships stemming from the Great Recession, that they have never experienced before. Some of them have been in that rut and somehow survived now longer than they thought possible.
The opportunity that we can gain from these life trials is that “faith, hope and love,” are unique assets of all our human personalities. They are gifts of God, given to us in unique ways, we are however much of the time to busy understand not only their unique nature, but also our own.
Their have been those, in relatively recent human history, who have tried to change these gifts of God into a force that can be manipulated by human efforts. Many times these faux conversions were attempted for lofty reasons.
Love is probably the most abused of these three. “I (heart design) something,” being the most common attempt to make the supernatural gift of God, subject to human depravity. “All you need is love” as well as “Love means you never have to say you’re sorry.” are not examples of true love, but really narcissism.
Making you healthy, wealthy, and wise through your faith, was and still is part of the reason Christianity continues to be considered ridiculous, by many people, some who have tried the to plant their seed of faith and found it bought someone a new house and corporate jet, while their faith had to make the choice between food, and utilities, while old time necessities came to look like totally vanquished dreams.
Finally, we have succeeded in turning hope into a force also. Hope in hope and we can change the world and the United States will obey also. Truthfully I have little hope that the breathing period will last all that long, but I am grateful for at least a little reprise for this Christmas season.
Therefore during the rest of this year the Wonder Springs Chronicle will focus upon how God uses our difficult circumstances to reveal His nature in our lives and how Godly faith, hope, and love, are able to sometimes overcome our circumstances, but also provide are deepest needs when we have forced to take steps beyond our understanding
C. S. Lewis has said that the greatest miracle was not in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, but that He was willing to become human at all.” The Christmas season is that time when most of the world celebrates that miracle. Let those of us who truly believe in that miracle take the time to share historical reasons for our faith, hope and love and the material gifts will take care of themselves.
Advent is the first period of the church year in which Christians around the world look forward to the birth of a Jewish baby who was also God incarnate. That condescending act of God has become the basis of our redemption, real Good News, and the true reason for the season.
Merry Christmas
Jerry
At Wonder Springs we normally give Brute’ his day, but with the United States jobless rate declining last month to an even 10 percent, it is generally assumed that most of the MSM, or the LSM (Lame Stream Media) will be reporting that “Happy Days are Here Again.”
The reality of the so called good news is really confined to pretty much those who have had access to the government’s free (funny) monetary expansion policies. The truth is that there are many Americans and citizens in other countries around the world are facing hardships stemming from the Great Recession, that they have never experienced before. Some of them have been in that rut and somehow survived now longer than they thought possible.
The opportunity that we can gain from these life trials is that “faith, hope and love,” are unique assets of all our human personalities. They are gifts of God, given to us in unique ways, we are however much of the time to busy understand not only their unique nature, but also our own.
Their have been those, in relatively recent human history, who have tried to change these gifts of God into a force that can be manipulated by human efforts. Many times these faux conversions were attempted for lofty reasons.
Love is probably the most abused of these three. “I (heart design) something,” being the most common attempt to make the supernatural gift of God, subject to human depravity. “All you need is love” as well as “Love means you never have to say you’re sorry.” are not examples of true love, but really narcissism.
Making you healthy, wealthy, and wise through your faith, was and still is part of the reason Christianity continues to be considered ridiculous, by many people, some who have tried the to plant their seed of faith and found it bought someone a new house and corporate jet, while their faith had to make the choice between food, and utilities, while old time necessities came to look like totally vanquished dreams.
Finally, we have succeeded in turning hope into a force also. Hope in hope and we can change the world and the United States will obey also. Truthfully I have little hope that the breathing period will last all that long, but I am grateful for at least a little reprise for this Christmas season.
Therefore during the rest of this year the Wonder Springs Chronicle will focus upon how God uses our difficult circumstances to reveal His nature in our lives and how Godly faith, hope, and love, are able to sometimes overcome our circumstances, but also provide are deepest needs when we have forced to take steps beyond our understanding
C. S. Lewis has said that the greatest miracle was not in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, but that He was willing to become human at all.” The Christmas season is that time when most of the world celebrates that miracle. Let those of us who truly believe in that miracle take the time to share historical reasons for our faith, hope and love and the material gifts will take care of themselves.
Advent is the first period of the church year in which Christians around the world look forward to the birth of a Jewish baby who was also God incarnate. That condescending act of God has become the basis of our redemption, real Good News, and the true reason for the season.
Merry Christmas
Jerry