My dear Friends
We are very lucky in this part of East Anglia as we have had very little snow. Some came down about a week ago and left the pavements and the roads very icy, so it is still treacherous to walk. Yesterday afternoon there was a small flurry but it soon petered out.
I wonder what it was like in Bethlehem two thousand years ago, on a cold winter's night, as the carol goes.Was it 'deep amid the winter snow' as the other carol goes? It must have been amazing as the Shechinah, the glory of God lit up the winter's sky above the shepherds and the manger. Let us hope that every birth at this time will contain the wonder of the miraculous birth of Jesus.
We think of the lonely, the unloved and the homeless at this time. I thank God for my little flat, given to me by the Council when I was made homeless in 2003. And for my little pussy cat, Thomas, who came out of the woods and made a beeline for me one evening when I was in my garden. He is a great companion but I wonder where he goes outside in the middle of the night: does he have a Friend to go dancing with??
Wherever you will be at this Christmas I wish you blessings, warmth and safe travel. I have no computer at home and all the libraries will be closed, so I am signing off until 4th January.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Sister Gila
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Happy New Year.
It used to puzzle me as a child about snow when Jesus was born!!! Till I realised that the Carols were written to suit the UK... B
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