What we must be

At The Mercy Blog, Mike has written about faith being spelled "RISK." It's a good piece, especially for this time of year, but also for any time--about being OPEN and how "we must be the answer by our faith. For it is the Christ in us that will always recognize and know the Christ in others – and in all" (quoting Mike).

And also from Mike:

"Civil rights leader Howard Thurman set the stage for us to know this Christ when he wrote of Advent and Christmas as seasons of hope. 'When the song of the angels is stilled,' he said. 'When the star of the sky is gone. When the kings and princes are home. When the shepherds are back with their flocks. The work begins … To find the lost. To heal the broken. To feed the hungry. To rebuild the nations. To bring peace among people. To make music in the heart.'"