Merry Christmas!

 Christmas 2020 is winding down and with it, we are only a few days away from ending one of the worst years in recent memory. So much loss and uncertainty that we have endured in the last 9 months, I am praying that 2021 kicks off with some good news. 

I spent the last 2 days celebrating the holiday with my family. Visiting with my inlaws and at my sister's house did my soul good. Family gatherings have changed, and I truly missed my family's big Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings. I just hope we will be able to come together next year and carry on our cherished traditions.

Last Friday, I thought 2020 was going to give me and my friends one last gut punch. My friend Tony had a cardiac arrest that night, and we had to deal with the possibility that our friend could be braindead. The neurologist told his wife not to get her hopes up as he lay in a coma hooked up to machines.

But God had other plans. Amber administered CPR to him as she waited for the paramedics to arrive. Those eleven minutes saved not only his life but his brain as well. He woke up Tuesday to full brain function and being his normal self. God-willing he will be going home next week, as he is slowly recovering day-by-day. 

Yesterday Erin and I went to church for the first time in a long time. I know a lot of people fear gathering in churches or anywhere with close quarters. But they did a good job of masking and spacing people out. They even dismissed us by row, which Erin thought was funny, like we were grade school kids being dismissed. 

But we needed the recharge. I needed that connection with God. It has been a long, hard year. And I let a few tears roll down my face as we sang with joy at the birth of the world's Savior. It was an emotional release, thanking God for his love and mercy. For saving my friend's life and for having mercy on sinners like me.

One thing the minister said that stuck with me was the Jesus is the gift for a wary spirit. We are all tired of Covid. Of quarantines and masks and social distancing. We need hope in something better, and that is what we have with God. The world has always been full of struggles and uncertainty. But we cannot live in fear, but have faith that good things will come.

Don't worry, I'm not going to start running around with a mask off and calling Covid a hoax. I know better than that. But I have faith that this will not be forever and that good things are coming.

SO I wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and I hope for a happy New Year!

Until next time, be excellent to each other!

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