Advent Devotional 12-19-25

I see the calendar says it's soon Advent & Christmas! How can time pass so quickly? We've gotten over 15 calendars from MANY different good, hard working organizations. We made a list to keep sane. Giving to all wouldn't begin to pay them for all the postage & calendars - AND note pads, AND  address labels... so we give meaningfully to our list. 

But I need a calendar. Time passes so fast I can hardly keep up with needing to turn to the next month. Each month, I pray our small gift will help change the world. Hearing from all these helping organizations keeps my prayer list long. I can't send everyone money, but tho we may never know how prayer works, I rest in knowing it DOES work. Christ gives us gifts every day. A grateful heart finds them countless. 

In Advent, it's good to take time for mindfulness and thanking our great Lord for being able to share and count our days in gratefulness. Don't forget to mark your gratefulness calendars! 

Jill Henton