Christmas comes but once a year….
Posted by Jo | November 27, 2011
Advent has come and to mark the beginning of the Christmas season we had a Christmas-y be taught this week.
Andy chef-ed up some awesome meatballs, sausages and cheesey mash, which went down a treat! After which we settled down on the sofas with mugs of mulled wine to watch Jesus the Underdog.
The DVD explores the story of Jesus starting at his lowly, outcast, gritty beginnings that set the precedent for the entirety of his life. As a leader Jesus was consistently the underdog, born into homelessness, raised in the ghetto and ministering on the fringes. He also called underdogs to follow him. The DVD asks whether we can become so fixated on success and prestige that actually we miss the opportunities Jesus has for each of us, to follow Him, just as we are and be used by him even if we are underdogs too.
Be ended with a good ol’ sing song of Christmas carols followed by a celtic prayer. In this time of Advent we are committing to remember that how Jesus came into the world, reveals much about how He sees the world, and how He still is at work to change the world. As we look to Christmas, our prayer is that we will focus on seeing beyond the image and the status, instead ask God to show us what he sees and where he is at work:
Christ, as a light
illumine and guide me
Christ as a shield
overshadow me
Christ under me
Christ over me
Christ beside me
on my left and my right
This day be with and without me,
lowly and meek yet all-powerful.
Be in the heart of each to whom I speak;
in the mouth of each who speak unto me,
lowly and meek yet all-powerful.
Christ as a light;
Christ as a shield
Christ beside me
on my left and my right.
Amen.
Also: during advent we will be following the 24-7 prayer daily spaces, get them here: www.24-7prayer.com/spaces