Lakemount Blog

“Tis the Season”

We’re in the season of experiences which seem to be in conflict with prevalent glittering images all around us. Home comings, celebrations, giving, receiving, and births seem to be marred by deaths, heartaches and disappointments . Having come to the stage in life when there have beene “quite a few” Christmas seasons, the search through the “memory bank” rapidly produces images which fit into each of these words. There’s not enough space to paint a word picture of each one. For this BLOG I’ve chosen to think about what’s being stored in the “memory bank” for 2009.

I have just had the privelege of participating in the annual “Christmas Hamper Distribution”. Each year Lakemount Worship Centre joins the local food bank in delivering significant food and gift hampers to those in need. For those of us who have the joy of delivering these hampers there is often a keen awareness of the difficult journey of the recipient. Our prayer is that in the giving and receiving there will be a “connection” with the One who came to meet each one of us at our point of greatest need. In the midst of all that you and I experience we must never forget the reason for Jesus coming.

This brings me to the scripture which came to the foreground the other day as I was “surfing Facebook”. The post/link by my sister stood out above the others. To confirm it’s significance our worship leader on Sunday lead us in the song based on Isa. 40 – “Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord”.

So here it is … “the reason for the season – memory for 2009” -
.28 Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
29 He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.

John Hiebert – Pastoral Care LWC