Jeff Adams

Snow begins on the Plaza early Christmas Eve (KC Star)

It sure does LOOK like Christmas!  All week we heard about a storm headed our way, but you never really know, do you? This time they got it right. We must have been among the few brave (crazy?) churches that had Christmas Eve service yesterday.

What saved us was starting at  4:30. Even then I’m sure many people did not come who would have were it not for the weather, and that’s perfectly understandable. A nasty, sleety thing was coming down as we arrived.

As we left after the service, the ground and roads were already snow covered. I was very happy, though, that we were able to go ahead and have our service. Those of us who made it had a great time! Not long after we left it could be said that the blizzard of Christmas 09 had started. The wind blew wildly all night and the snow came down. This morning I have a snow drift against my front door and garage. Since this is Christmas day, it will be a while before I get around to doing any shoveling!

For those of you who were not with us last evening, I briefly spoke on God’s greatest gift to us – the gift of his presence. Emmanuel – God with us. Enjoy the presence of your family and friends on this special day, and enjoy the present of God’s presence. Merry Christmas, everyone!