Advent in action

          

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Christmas is Waiting to be Born

Where refugees seek deliverance that never comes, And the heart consumes itself, if it would live, Where little children age before their time, And life wears down the edges of the mind, Where fear companions each day's life, And Perfect Love seems long delayed, Christmas is waiting to be born: In you, in me, in all humankind. from The Moods of Christmas by Howard Thurman (Harper & Row, 1973)

  

 I wanted to take a moment at the beginning of advent, to share one simple action step you might be willing to make in response to what I have shared so far...

In all your Christmas shopping this year, consider looking first at some of the following websites to make your purchases.  When you buy from one of these fair trade businesses, you are creating a wave of God's love around the world....a gift of love and awareness to whom you are giving, as well as helping create a new future and hope in Jesus' name for someone else around the world.


www.stoptraffickfashion.com
www.tradeasone.com
www.project7.com
www.lightgivesheat.org
www.seedlivelihood.org
www.worldvision.org
www.notforsalestore.org

May God bless your journey to the manger...

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