Monday, December 23, 2013

Disappointment & Sadness at "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year"

::from the archives::

This Christmas may find you lonely or disappointed.  We each probably have an image of our ideal Christmas, and we're probably going to be disappointed in some way.  For others, the celebrations and memories of past holidays are like rubbing salt in a wound as grief becomes fresh again.

Today's post is a link to a helpful article

Wendy Horger Alsup summarizes her post with these words:
Wherever you are this season, daughter of God and bride of Christ, I hope this vision of the eternal One you have in Christ will sustain you during lonely times. ... [This] truth won't erase the pain of your very real loss this holiday season, but may it be the balm that soothes and comforts you, for by His wounds, you are healed.
Go here to read the entire post. 

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