“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” The songs of Christmas all tell us so. Festive lights and foods and gatherings abound. A frenzy of gift-buying and house-decorating makes stores and pop-up ads and TV commercials proclaim “The Holidays!” and invite everyone into the spirit of it all with open arms. Our hymns declare that the Christ Child is born and all the faithful are to be joyful and triumphant, that the world
is joy-filled and all heaven and nature sing.
Yet for many people, no matter how much tinsel adorns their surroundings, nor how deep is their faith in the Son of God, their spirits are bowed under the weight of grief or loss or even despair and hopelessness. While the death of a loved one maybe the first thing that comes to mind, the list goes on: divorce, terminal illness, addiction, dementia, unemployment, bankruptcy, ... fill in the blank. Grief and loss come in many forms, and Christmas celebrations are, at best, irrelevant and more often are just another source of pain.
Blue Christmas Healing Service will provide a time and place of solace during the often-frantic days
surrounding the celebration of Christmas. We come together to share our grief, sadness, loneliness, or
confusion when these emotions often feel out of place during the holidays. And we come together to
support each other and to seek healing. Please join us on December 21st at the 9:00 worship service.
(Portions from Rev. Laura Berdahl blog, “Holiday Grief”)
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