Get Ready

This past Sunday was the first Sunday in Advent. I remember I took a big deep breath and said to God, "Okay God, you've got my full attention". It's not always easy to get our full attention with all the Big Sale shopping opportunities and tasty holiday distractions around us during this time of year. Advent marks the beginning of the church year. We are accustomed to making our New Year's resolutions on January 1st in accordance with the calendar year. What if we left all the losing weight, quitting smoking and all the other regular suspects for January and use Advent to make another kind of resolution? I invite you join me in making a fresh new effort to open yourself up to hearing God in this new church year. In the midst of all that strives to distract and divert us we must learn to be quiet and listen...listen to what the true gift of Christmas is. With the Christ child comes the example of love we are to practice with one another. Equipped with that love our response is to love those around us...stranger as well as those we call friend. In all of this, we get Get Ready for the arrival of the Christ. Take time this holy season to Get Ready. Click here to see our church's offerings for getting ready http://www.firstchurchdallas.org/news_detail_headlines.php?doc=113