Monsters of the Season
What a busy time of year and what an incredibly fun week we've had!
Saturday we celebrated the ministry efforts of our Technology Committee and gathered for an evening of good food, good fun and good fellowship. The menu was excellent and this year's musical offerings included a Ukulele sing-a-long. We had wonderful donated items for a silent auction and children and adults made pumpkin picture frames to give away to residents at Bourbon Heights.
Sunday was a day packed with great worship and fellowship. We were reminded of the beauty of God's creation in worship through the visual aides of God's gift of fall. Later that day 11 children and 7 adults shared the fun of the holiday by treating Bourbon Heights residents with these picture frames and the smiles and costumes of children. Afterwards we Trunk-or-Treated in the parking lot with hot cider for the cold day and some ended the day with a trip to Lexington's Thriller Parade to watch our own Alex Livingood wow the crowd with his gyrating expertise to Michael Jackson's song, Thriller. That is a lot for one weekend, but how wonderful it is to see so many people fill our parking lot, sanctuary and fellowship hall with joyous laughter and good fun. By Monday I was grateful for an uneventful day of work to rest up from the weekend's activities.
This feeling of exhaustion and being overwhelmed reminds me of another season yet to come. I jokingly titled this article "Monsters of the Season" as a Halloween reference as well as a reference to our busy-ness of late. As we approach the Advent season with joy for the coming Christ child we also face the trepidation that comes with another season full of busy-ness. The season of Advent and Christmas is often filled with: activities, parties, eating, shopping, wrapping, cleaning, juggling, worrying, wishing, regretting, wandering, hoping, remembering, singing and very little: resting, sleeping, praying, reflecting, expecting and contemplating.
As we celebrate the recent fun and flurry of activity I remind myself as I remind you…Don't let the coming season become another 'Season of Monsters' in the form of busy-ness and exhaustion. While we may not be able to control all things that consume our time in the weeks to come, we can control some things. Make a promise to yourselves now to cut out that which is unnecessary and overwhelming and make moments to live simply and to just BE in that moment. Make worship your number one priority in the coming joyous season so you may truly receive the greatest gift offered to humankind–God who dwelt among us.
Shalom,
Tracy