How did your first week go? How did the Christmas story impact you personally? Where you able to think of someone to invite to your house for Christmas? If not yet do it this week, it’s not too late!!

So now we are writing about this week’s challenge. Jesus is also many times called the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9.6). Peace is something needed in every century of time. But how do you bring peace? Many tried it and some with more success than others, but nobody ever brought total peace. But talking just about worldwide peace can be really overwhelming and we would not know how to bring that. But each one of us can do it on a small scale in our own life as well our surroundings. How can that look like?

It can look like reconciling with someone we had a clinch with for some time. It can look like showing Jesus to someone who has been hurt by the church in a way they can receive it, love. It can look like helping others to reconcile by being the middle man and get them talking again. It can look like us brining encouragement and perspective into circumstances instead of bringing more negativity.  So lets start on a small level.

1. Pray and ask God to show you how you can bring peace in this Christmas season. Be open to anything the things up there are just some examples.
2. Ask God also how to specifically help a person instead of just using our own understanding. Sometimes God uses something we would have never thought of or makes no sense to us.
3. Check your heart and see if there is someone you still have a crutch with and fix that relationship through reconciling.

Lets bring peace through the Prince of Peace into this world!!

Hey our friend

Wow the Christmas season is in full swing. Through being involved in many parts of the neighborhood we are part of or host about 10 Christmas parties. That will be a lot of celebration. Pray that all of our clothe will still fit with all that good food!! Last week we joined a local art walk which opened up the door to connect with many people out of the community. We also had a great brunch at our house which was like always wonderful. We love the little communities all those events created.

Thank you for praying for our health! Jen and I feel a lot better!! If you have some extra time this week join us in praying for people that have a hard time in this Christmas season. Just recently I ran into a person at the store who told me with sad eyes that she has no more family and no one left. There are many people out there that feel the same way. So lets pray for them and again we just want to encourage you to invite someone to your Christmas party!! You will make their Christmas time so much better!!

Enjoy this wonderful week and remember that you are a part of the family of God!

Markus and Jen