Friends,

Cathy & I love taking walks together, especially in the woods. So sometimes we walk at Pole Green Park. Back by the dog park, there is a path through the woods. It’s beautiful. We were walking the path on Saturday the 11th. Cathy is more adventurous than me and likes to go “off road.” We left the trail for a lesser walked trail along a creek. We came to the end of the little trail and you could either go back or straight up the hill. We made a turn and followed the little creek, but Cathy slipped on some leaves and slid on her rear down the slope and went feet first into the creek!

It was too steep and slippery to come back up the slope so she had no choice but to continue beside & sometimes in the creek! I didn’t want to be in the creek so I followed along the ridge above. The creek ended or rather began at a steep rocky place with a little waterfall. She was stuck. She’d have to walk back the way she came or somehow climb out. It was too steep for that.

I managed to easily cross the hill to her side and come down above where she was. I could hang onto a tree with my left arm & reach down with my right arm & lift her to a rickety tree sticking straight out from the rock where she could put her arm over it & help me pull her out. It worked! We were muddy & messy but walked out of the woods to a field.

We hurried home and made it to Christmas caroling without missing a beat!

I had the privilege of “rescuing” my wife. That’s what God has done for us at Christmas. He reached down with His strong right arm and pulled us out of sin by sending His Son. See Matthew 1:21.

I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year of getting to know the rescuing Father better & better.

Pastor Ed
pastoredvinson@gmail.com

Join us Friday Christmas Eve at 5 p.m. for a communion candlelight service and Sunday the 26th as I speak on the Purpose of Christmas.