Ring Out, Wild Bells

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light: The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring

Christmas Day – Still Waiting

In some ways the wait is over, and in some ways it has scarcely begun. Christ is here, but his kingdom is still coming. May you celebrate Christ today, and may you see his kingdom in the year to come. Happy Christmas!

Advent 4 – Joy/Pain

The final week of reflections from Paula Gooders’ The Meaning is in the Waiting focuses on Mary, who was called to a lifetime of waiting. After the visit of the angel, she must wait for the birth of this miracle child – wait for childbirth in the hope that all will be well, wait to see