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Dear Fellow Disciples,
An Advent Story “For nothing is impossible with God” Luke 137
The Holiday Season is full of delightful stories of good winning over evil, Stories and books like……..A Christmas Carol; How The Grinch Stole Christmas; The Night Before Christmas and many others.In a new Advent book, “Sum: Forty Tales From The Afterlives,” David Eagleman imagines what might happen after we die and the chance to choose one’s next life. One person who desires simplicity chooses to come back as a horse! Why not? Grazing green pastures, frolicking over the hillsides, running across the plains with not a care in the world; and doing all of this as a big, literal stud. His decision is made, God speaks, and the transformation begins.
Suddenly “a mat of strong hair erupts to cover you like a blanket…your neck thickens… your fingers blend hoofward. Your concerns about human affairs begin to slip away…But the more you become like a horse you forget what it is like to be human. You realize that, with your thick horse brain, you won’t have the capacity to ask to be you again. Your choice to slide down the intelligence ladder is irreversible.”
What does this have to do with Advent. Think about it for a moment. In Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, a magnificent, extraterrestrial creature chose to become human.
Thus, Christmas is an event of descent, a movement downward mobility, with heaven’s Son plummeting to planet earth, fusing these worlds together in a wondrous, inexplicable mystery.
The King of kings, and Lord of lords met humanity on its own terms, with the author stating at the end: “what we are that we might become what God is.”
Pastor Terry Rebert
Rev. Terry Rebert is Pastor of Historic Zion Lutheran Church in Ottawa Lake, Mi. and weekly devotional writer of Words of Faith for Transformation Ministries.
Rev Terry Rebert, tjrdet@aol.com;
Moment Prayers for the Week of December 16th, in the year of our Lord 2018
Sunday, 16th The Knowledge. “I am the Lords servant.” Luke 1:38Monday, 17th The Mercy. “Greetings, you are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Luke 1:28
Tuesday, 18th The Prayer. “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” Luke 1:46
Wednesday, 19th The Care. “He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.” Luke 1;53
Thursday, 20th The Repentance. “He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has lifted up the humble.” Luke 1:52
Friday, 21st The Providence.” for He has been mindful of the humble state of His servant.” Luke 1:48
Saturday, 22nd The Power. “ He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.” Luke 1:51
Yes the goal of every Christian is to: KNOW JESUS – MAKE JESUS KNOWN.
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Rev. Terry Rebert is Pastor of Historic Zion Lutheran Church in Ottawa Lake, Mi. and weekly devotional writer of Words of Faith for Transformation Ministries.
Rev Terry Rebert, tjrdet@aol.com;
Welcome to another beautiful month in paradise. Look with the eyes of your soul and see the beauty in others and you will see you are in paradise.
I think it is interesting that, at least in my lifetime and in this society, we celebrate a time for giving thanks before we move in to the season of giving gifts and sharing peace and joy and creating and witnessing miracles and magic. This seems so appropriate: to give thanks for the blessings and good in our life first. All of our prayers should be prayers of thanks for good always comes out of every situation and event. It may not be seen right away but good will come from it. Meister Eckhart said it long ago: “If the only prayer you ever said was ‘thank you’ that would be sufficient.”Social Security- Questions and Answers By Erin Thompson, Public Affairs Specialist in Toledo, OH
Question:
Is it true that if you have low income you can get help paying your Medicare premiums?
Answer:
Yes. If your income and resources are limited, your state may be able to help with your Medicare Part B premium, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts. State rules vary on the income and resources that apply. Contact your state or local medical assistance, social services, or welfare office, or call the Medicare hotline, 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227), and ask about the Medicare Savings Programs. If you have limited income and resources, you also may be able to get help paying for prescription drug coverage under Medicare Part D. Call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY users should call 1-800-325-0778) or visit any Social Security office.
Also, see our publication, Medicare (Publication 10043), at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10043.html. For even more information, visit our website at www.socialsecurity.gov. Continue reading
Moment Prayers for the Week of November 25th, in the year of our Lord 2018
Sunday, 25th The Knowledge. “Praise the Lord, my soul, all my inmost being, praise his holy name.” Psalm 103:1Monday, 26th The Mercy. “Have mercy on me.” Psalm 4:1
Tuesday, 27th The Prayer. “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.” Psalm 136:1
Wednesday, 28th The Care. “For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but My steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed says the Lord who has compassion on you.” Isaiah 54:10
Words of Faith
A Thanksgiving Prayer “Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord: let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.” Psalm 100
This Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in America. Canada already had one before the snow and ice hampers that fine but cold nation from giving thanks to God.
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to gather with family and friends and reflect on the blessings of the last year. Many of us experience renewed hope and faith during the Thanksgiving holiday because we turn our eyes onto what is most important.
What if we spent time each day in giving thanks and prayer? How could God grow out faith and trust if we lived a life of thanks through all seasons and not just Thanksgiving time? When your heart is filled with gratitude, there is little room to worry or complain. Here is a classic Thanksgiving Prayer:
Welcome to another beautiful day in the neighborhood.
Thanks for being my neighbor and making our neighborhood beautiful.If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.
At every meeting with another person give them One Kind Word, and then . . .
Social Security Fast-Tracks Decisions for People with Severe Disabilities
Agency Expands Compassionate Allowance List
Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, today announced five new Compassionate Allowance conditions: Fibrolamellar Cancer, Megacystis Microcolon Intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrome (MMIHS), Megalencephaly-Capillary Malformation Syndrome (MCAP), Superficial Siderosis of the Central Nervous System, and Tetrasomy 18p. Compassionate Allowance is a program to quickly identify medical conditions and serious diseases that meet Social Security’s standards for disability benefits.
“For nearly a decade, the Compassionate Allowance list has helped us identify and fast-track cases where individuals have diseases that are most likely to be approved for disability benefits,” said Acting Commissioner Berryhill. “Social Security is committed to ensuring Americans with qualifying disabilities quickly receive the benefits they need.” Continue reading
