Grace during the Holidays

Finley in her Sunday best

We took Finley to church for the first time on Sunday. She was a perfect angel! She was awake during the beginning of the service and didn't make a peep. She then fell asleep and stayed that way throughout the the service even though it was time for her to eat. At this age, it is still pretty easy to get her out and about for which I am so thankful!

The sermon was from Luke 1:16 "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. " The pastor made the point that Jesus came in GRACE and truth... not in judgement or condemnation... and that during the holidays we are often confronted with a multitude of opportunities to show grace because we are with family and friends who may celebrate differently than us or who do things differently than we would. And because it is the holidays, we are put in situations where these differences are magnified. Obviously, we are to have grace for others, but without going into detail, I really needed to be reminded of this after the past week!