Christmas is a busy time of year. Shopping for presents, visiting friends and family, Christmas parties, and special Christmas programs are just some of the activities that surround Christmas. In the church, we are busy; prac-ticing our Christmas play, sponsoring the Christmas breakfast for 100 Oaks, collecting information on families that need help during this time of year, and helping everyone as much as we can. You get so busy sometimes you forget what this season is all about.

I think about the children of Israel who walked in the wilderness for forty years. They were busy, but they really did not make any progress. Never confuse motion with progress. Motion is the action or process of moving or being moved. Progress is forward or onward movement toward a destination. Do not get so busy this Christmas season that you forget what it is ALL about!

~ Pastor Todd