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Marilyn's Musings
December 16, 2025
I’ve started writing my musing this week on Sunday afternoon. The only words I can use to say how I am feeling are “my cup runneth over with blessings”. That is how I want to start my musing this 3rd week of advent.
I am sitting here thinking about the past couple of days and how I have felt God in my life giving me joy. On Sunday, Sky, my granddaughter, came to church with me. She doesn’t come that often so it is special when she does. She came to practice after church because she is doing a reading for the Youth Christmas Service next week. Not many people were in church because of the weather so it had a quiet peaceful feeling. We sang hymns without our organist, but we sang them and praised God doing so. During the young disciple’s time, Sky felt comfortable enough to talk about a Christmas tradition she likes with her dad (my son) reading the night before Christmas every Christmas eve. Pastor had asked us about our favorite traditions. Then towards the end of the service, when it was time for prayer requests, Sky, asked for prayers because it is the first Christmas her grandfather is heaven. I can feel her faith starting to show in her life at 13 years old. She has been going with a friend to another church’s youth group and is loving it. My prayers have always been that my children and grandchildren grow up knowing God and having faith that He is with them. Sky is starting on that journey and I am so thankful for it.
When I turned on the computer, today, (it is now Monday morning) the first saying that greeted me is Christmas was never meant to stress us out, overextend us, not be based on sales and spending. It was meant for us to pause and remember the quiet, peaceful, humble beginning of Christ and His birth. This is a great way to start the day…..take a breath and remember what this season is all about, actually what our faith journey is all about. I know I need reminders to remember what the peace would have been like on that first Christmas Eve. I can’t imagine how Mary and Joseph felt that night.
We are all busy this week and next getting ready to celebrate Christmas with our friends and family, no matter how we do it and what our traditions are. Some are planning a big dinner (here I am – I am one of “those”) others are planning a peaceful day in their pj’s. Saturday at Old North we had a great food drive for Christmas. Scott told us about it at church and you could tell how happy he was with it. Our food drives at Old North help so many people and to see the outcome of caring and receiving the donations we do, it is a blessing. We are also getting ready for a wonderful service done by the youth of our church on Sunday. We will have songs, and readings done as a family service to worship God and celebrate the birth of His Son. Talk about another blessing….. Old North’s cup is “runneth over with blessings”.
Remember the “the reason for the season” as we continue on our Advent journey this week.
Let’s get ready for Christmas by singing “What Child is This?”
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=99eoQglyMpU&si=Au2gEw90juNdZNUr
