This prayer from Frederick Buechner sums up my heart as we close down 2014 and look to what 2015 has in store for as as individuals and as the community of faith we call Oakmont.
May it bless your heart as it blessed mine. Son of the Most High, Prince of Peace, be born again into our world. Wherever there is war in this world, wherever there is pain, wherever there is loneliness, wherever there is no hope, come, thou long expected one, with healing in thy wings. Holy Child, whom the shepherds and the kings and the dumb beasts adored, be born again. Wherever there is boredom, wherever there is fear of failure, wherever there is temptation to strong to resist, wherever there is bitterness of heart, come, thou blessed one, with healing in thy wings. Saviour, be born in each of us who raise our face to your face, not knowing fully who we are or who you are,knowing only that your love is beyond our knowing and that no other has the power to make us whole. Come, Lord Jesus, to each of us who longs for you even though we have forgotten your name. Come quickly. {From Listening to Your Life by Frederick Buechner}
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