It is December 24th, the third night of Hanukkah, as well as Christmas Eve. We look forward to seeing many of you this evening in the Great Hall for a service filled with music, a story of hope and love, and lighting candles in the dark. For those of you who will be traveling, may your journeys be safe and wonderful. No matter where you will be, may you experience some of the mystery and wonder this time of year can bring. And, as the choir sang on Sunday (with ‘brothers’ changed to ‘people’):

When the song of the angels is stilled,
when the star in the sky is gone,
when the kings and princes are home,
when the shepherds are back with their flocks,
the work of Christmas begins:
to find the lost,
to heal the broken,
to feed the hungry,
to release the prisoner,
to rebuild the nations,
to bring peace among the people,
to make music in the heart. – by the Rev. Dr. Howard Thurman

with love, and in faith~ Rev. Lynn and Rev. Wendy