Come, thou long-expected Jesus, born to set thy people free;

From our fears and sins release us, let us find our rest in thee.

Israel's strength and consolation, hope of all the earth thou art;

Dear desire of every nation, joy of every longing heart.

- Charles Wesley

In this crazy season of Christmas may we not loose sight of the reason we celebrate. It's not the mall's holiday, it's our celebration, it's the climax of a story older than time...it's our hope, it's our story, and as my pastor said yesterday, we obviously haven't been telling it very well...Here's to a simpler Christmas, a remembrance of why we celebrate, a moment to pause and listen to the songs we sing at this time, many who have gone before us understood what Christmas was all about. That is my prayer for myself and my friends and family this year.

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