Dear Readers,
During Advent and Christmas, people like to light candles. Axel Kühner (German pastor and non-fiction author) says that light has a sevenfold message for us:
1. Solemn silence – The candle burns silently. It does not cry out. God comes quietly into the world. His love is solemn silence. But His light prevails against the loud rumblings of armies, the cries of the masses and the noise of the heathens.
2. Joyful glow – The light flickers merrily and lively. It spreads brightness and joy. Even a small light is stronger than the darkness of a large room. A word of God's love brings a joyful glow to faces and hearts.
3. Soothing warmth – The flame warms and gives a feeling of security and well-being. We feel at home when we feel God's love in our own bodies. Under the warm love of God, our tense lives relax. We are redeemed.
4. Constant change – The light is still and constantly in motion. Colours and shapes change. God's light is calm and dynamic, always new, always different, surprising.
And now everyone is surely wondering: Where are the rest of the messages? Weren't there seven? Well, I will reveal them at the end of the services on the Sundays remaining until Christmas! So if you come every time, you will hear all seven messages.
God is waiting for us in every service. He always has something new prepared. A message every time.
I wish everyone a wonderful, joyful and hopeful Advent and Christmas season!
Kind regards,
Wolfram Laube