Comments on: Crawling toward the Manger: Day One https://sondrakraak.com/crawling-toward-the-manger-day-one/ Trails of Love and Grace Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:28:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Sylvia https://sondrakraak.com/crawling-toward-the-manger-day-one/#comment-172 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:28:38 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=1268#comment-172 In reply to Nick Krantz.

My heart may at times seem dark and his light in my heart at times may seem dim! I hear you father God calling my name calling me out of my darkness and shame to come to The manger! As I craw toward the light of the manger I feel the darkness slowly fade away and the warmth of the hope of a new and better way; help me Holy Spirit I pray to get through this journey that I may look upon the face of my beloved saviors face one day!

]]> By: sondrakraak https://sondrakraak.com/crawling-toward-the-manger-day-one/#comment-171 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 16:53:44 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=1268#comment-171 In reply to Nick Krantz.

Thanks, Dad. You were there when Faith started to crawl seven Christmases ago!

]]> By: Nick Krantz https://sondrakraak.com/crawling-toward-the-manger-day-one/#comment-170 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 14:27:20 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=1268#comment-170 Hi Sondra,

Thanks for doing this Advent blog. Great insight in this first blog: the reality of humanity’s fallen dark state against the backdrop of God’s gracious bringing of light, hope, and life in Christ. Love the crawling analogy…

Dad

]]> By: Dawn Vander Galien https://sondrakraak.com/crawling-toward-the-manger-day-one/#comment-169 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:41:08 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=1268#comment-169 Second to Easter, this is a time of greater reflection for me. I agree with Marci, the world seems so dark this year. All the more reason to share the true light of Christmas with those who have no hope. The state of our world must be terribly frightening to those who have not crawled to the cross. Without Jesus, it all seems so hopeless. Praying to be a bold follower, until His second coming.

]]> By: Marci https://sondrakraak.com/crawling-toward-the-manger-day-one/#comment-168 Sun, 30 Nov 2014 17:40:53 +0000 http://sondrakraak.wordpress.com/?p=1268#comment-168 As Advent begins I am again reading through the Scriptures about Jesus’s birth. Today the theme was His light shining in the darkness. Which went along with what you were talking about. This is a concept that I know but find it hard throughout the day to keep in mind:) Especially when it seems like the darkness is overcoming the light in our world. However, that is just it, it only seems like the darkness is overcoming the world because Scripture says the opposite.

Isaiah 9:2 says

The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,
on them has light shone.

John 1:1-5English Standard Version (ESV)

The Word Became Flesh

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life,[a] and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

Praise God

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