JOY Every Day This Year
JOY . . . EVERY DAY THIS YEAR, 2026 I thought I only wanted a bit of happiness, just as I imagined I deserved, and so I competed hard with my neighbors as I assumed I had to fill my own bag of trinkets I had somehow taken from them— happiness made all my life …
Nativity Psalms
Nativity Psalms I have thoroughly enjoyed these weeks leading up to the Celebration of Christmas, 2025, even as I have completed a cycle of seven stories told about God’s intervention in the lives of Isaiah, Mary, Joseph, Zechariah and Elizabeth, the Shepherds, Simeon and Anna, and the Wise Men, on behalf of all …
The Wise Men . . . Illustrious Seekers
Week Seven The Wise Men Illustrious Seekers Matthew 2:1-12 The Visit of the Wise Men Shalom, my friends, I greet you in the name of our great God, Adonai. My name is Mishael. In the Holy Scripture, in the Book of Daniel, it means, “Who is what God is?” I love my name, for no …
Simeon and Anna . . . Godly Witnesses
\Week Six December 12 Simeon and Anna Godly Witnesses Luke 2:22-38 Shalom! Welcome to God’s Holy Temple. So, whom am I? How do I fit into these holy, these miraculous stories? My name is Malachi. I am blessed by Adonai to be chosen to serve as a Levite. Luke 2:22-25 And when the time came …
Shepherds . . . Blessed Visitors
Week Five The Shepherds Blessed Visitors Luke 2:8-20 “Shalom, my friends. It’s me, Abel.” “Shalom!” And me, Samuel, Abel’s son.” ”Shalom!” “And me, Daniel, Samuel’s son and Abel’s grandson.” Shalom!” “Not much to be proud of, after all, we’re just shepherds— right son?” “Yes, Dad.” “And grandson?” “Yep!” “What did you say, grandson? “Oh, sorry, …
