Christmas Eve 12 24 2021

Faith Communities of Rosendale and Atwater Minnesota Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors. The United Methodist Church Prayer Line: (320) 365-2424 Main Office: (320) 377-9226 Mailing address: PO BOX 179, Atwater, MN 56209 Main Email: [email protected] Physical addresses: RUMC, 19422 Kandi-Meeker Road, Atwater, MN 56209 AUMC, 212 2nd St S Atwater, MN 56209 Christmas Eve Service at RUMC The light that the people of God have seen is a light we can live in each day, whether the light is still visible to our eyes or not. We can walk on that sunshine, even on the cloudiest of days. We can bask in that glow, even in our dreariest moments. Advent can be, and is, a reminder of what we already have, as well as a reminder of what once came and is promised again. Isaiah reminds us that though the light has shined, the establishment is still in the future; the authority has to grow so that we can make our way to endless peace. We don’t have to look hard to be reminded that we aren’t there yet. And yet, there is peace within us; there is peace among us. We just have to choose to make it last, to make it our priority, our vision and our goal. We just have to walk on the sunshine of peace right here and right now. Merry Christmas! -Discipleship Ministries of The United Methodist Church, https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/ From Pr. Amy James 1:22 One of her favorite Bible verses: Be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. The Church is not a building, it is us, the people, discerning and listening to what it is the Holy Spirit is leading in us to be and do! My vision of the church centers in creating community that stretches far beyond Sunday mornings! The Great Commission calls us, all the people, to disciple for Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. That means I serve the people, wherever they are, in my church family, in my community, across the state, overseas, wherever God calls me and us to be and do. ~Pr. Amy