Peace Notes Winter 2018-19-Word of Peace Lutheran Church

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The Season of Light One of the Advent celebrations that my Swedish ancestors hold dear is the celebration of St. Lucia. St. Lucia delivered food and aide to Christians hiding in the catacombs who were being persecuted by the Roman government. Lucia wore a wreath of candles to free her hands to carry as much food and supplies to the people as possible. As she walked, her wreath lit up the pitch dark catacombs bringing hope to a desperate people. This celebration is now tied to what Swedes affectionately call the Season of Light. The Season of Light leads to the arrival of Christmastide, the arrival of the light of Christ. Advent is the liminal time where we wait for the light. We wait for the chemotherapy to work. We wait to feel less lonely after our divorce. We wait for people to speak with kind words. We wait for it to be easier to make ends meet. We wait in our catacombs for the light. On our Cover to Cover journey we read that time and time again people refuse to see or live in the light. Therefore, God does what only God can do. God becomes human. God lives, loves, eats, laughs, cries, and suffers with us. God does not do these things as a decorated military general, a crowned King or an influential political leader. No, God becomes vulnerable. God becomes a baby reliant on his mother’s milk and on his father’s protection. He begins life as refugee, who learns his father’s trade, who wrestles with his brothers, and then is kicked out of the family nest by his mother in order that he become a man who heals, teaches, feeds, and loves people regardless of their ethnicity, religious beliefs or gender. Jesus is the light we wait for. Whatever you are waiting for in your catacombs, Jesus comes to you wearing a crown of light and frees you from the darkness. Jesus is also beckoning you to put on your own wreath of light to reflect his light to people who are still waiting in darkness. In Peace, Kristin Skare Pastor of Spiritual Care Rick Skare Lead Pastor Kristin Skare Pastor of Spiritual Care Tyler Strom Pastor of Faith in Action 21705 129th Ave. N. Rogers, MN 55374 (763) 496-2400 (press 3 to leave an emergency message for a pastor) Office Hours Mon-Thurs 8:00 AM-4:30 PM Fri 8:00 AM-12:30 PM Our Vision Statement Our vision is to be a community where everyone knows Christ’s Love and shares Christ’s Love with all people. Our Mission Statement Christ works through us as we: Welcome all people to grow in faith, love and devotion, Share Christ through word and deed, Care for others and the world God made, and Work for justice and peace. NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS Contact Jennie Priebe at (763) 496-2401 or jpriebe@wordofpeace.org wordofpeace.org 2
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