22 Days Until Christmas


Our Christmas cards are in the works. I say that at this time every year. Sometimes they get sent out and sometimes I am disappointed because they don't go out. Christmas cards are one of my lazy, procrastination problems in the December of every year.

And that is very sad. As Christian women we have been entrusted with the ability to share our faith through the written Word. With just a few scribbles of our pen, we can change the world with the story of God's love.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. John 1:1-4

Jesus Christ is the Word. Through Him words have power and meaning. Sharing the Word of the Word is offering an eternal gift that alter lives and brighten pathways wherever you send it. Are you willing to take the few minutes necessary to mail a card filled with the Lord's own words?


No matter how tight money is, we can give the gift of God's Word. In a simple note hand-written in a Christmas card, we can shower someone with His love, hope, peace and joy. We can tell the story of His greatest miracle - what He has done in our own life.


As you prepare your Christmas cards in the upcoming days, remember that the picture of a snowman or the glittered images of reindeer aren't important. It's nice to receive family pictures and stories from home, but there's so much more to put in that envelope.

Send you loved ones a package filled to the brim with the truth of Jesus Christ's birth, death, burial and Resurrection. The gift of the Gospel, in God's words and in your own hand, is a precious, life-changing gift that will last forever.

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