Looking backward is an important step for moving forward as long as we learn from the past and rely solely on the light of Christ to light our way going forward. We will move forward in 2022, because Christ is lighting our path!

Matthew 2 challenges us to surrender our own personal kingdoms to the king of kings.

Have you noticed that everyone in the Christmas Story has a speaking part but Joseph. Joseph was a man of few words. But his actions speak louder than words. He faithfully played his part in the Gospel Story. How about you? Matthew 1:18-25

Hearing the story of Mary we see her commission, Gods miraculous plan and the expected savior coming for all. Luke 1:26-56

Zechariah and Elizabeth go from pain to purpose as their story is grafted in to the story of Jesus, and Advent reminds us today that we too can have hope that there is purpose in the pain because of who God has proven Himself to be. Luke 1:5-25

This psalm encourages us to bless the LORD with all that we are because of all that he has done for us. What has the LORD done for you and how do you remind yourself of this regularly? Psalm 103

If God is God and God is good, what should I response be? Exactly what it says at the start of Psalm 100: Shout for joy! Maintaining a long view of God's plan and purpose allows us to see beyond life's pains to where God is taking us! Psalm 100 (all five verses) plus selected other passages

The Psalmist invites into the genuine rest comes through right worship. Psalm 95

Psalm 30, a song of thanksgiving from King David, helps us practice a thankfulness that is forged in the peril of the night by the hope of the morning. In Jesus we have that Blessed Hope that strengthens our thankfulness through the darkness of this life. Psalm 30; Romans 6:5-9, Col 2:6-7

When we give thanks for a God who endures, we find a source of thankfulness that endures even when our circumstances fail us. Psalm 136