Where Is Your Holy Land?

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

God gives us peace. Pass it on.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy Child,

Amid the decorating of the season, may we adorn our lives with joy – for our birth as well as for yours.

Amid the songs of the season, may the song of peace stir us to acts of forgiveness, reconciliation and peace.

Amid the shopping of the season, may we obtain a sense of your great gift – the news of God’s love for us.

Amid the busyness of the season, may we take note of the light of hope that shines where you are.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“I’m telling you, Matthew, you shouldn’t say the star rested right over where I lay. Nobody will believe it for a minute once they really understand the nature of stars.”

[Matthew had his own opinions. And Jesus didn’t say this to try to convince him otherwise.]

D. Blog: Sacred Place

I live in the holy land, the one in the mountains of North Carolina. Wherever I walk, I stand on sacred ground. Whatever I see reflects divinity. Whatever I hear echoes the sounds of heavenly music.

I know that what I say of this place can also be true of anyplace on Earth, for the Spirit does not recognize walls or boundaries that try to confine her or exclude her presence. For me, though, this land is sacred. Spirit led me here and brought me to my home in my land of promise. Here I know the Spirit’s presence, here I experience much of what Jesus described as God’s dominion, and here I know the companionship of other seekers who feel, see and hear much of what I do. We live in our holy land.