Merry Christmas!

Yes, I’m a day late with the Christmas greeting but we hope you still receive it. My celebrations are extending several days beyond Christmas this year.
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Celebrating Christmas is different for me every year. As I get older, the shopping, the trees, and the lights hold less and less meaning. It is in true giving from the heart that I sense the deepest joy in this season. As a Christ follower, I view this season from the lens of God’s true gift to us in the birth and life of Jesus. In this Advent season, I find myself seeking Jesus in the same ways and different ways. (Advent means arrival and it starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas.) In anticipation of Jesus’ arrival, I reflect on the history around Jesus’ birth. I am also awaiting and preparing myself for the arrival of his return. What I’m noticing in a newer way are the ways Jesus’ light is reflected in the people and nature around me. I find myself searching for these arrivals with anticipation.
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As we anticipate the turn of the year, it is a good time to reflect. Looking back on the year, not just at the events, but how we showed up, or not, in these moments. Reflecting on who we are and how we are present to others and ourselves can help us understand who we hope to become. I’m not referring to a banal New Year’s resolution but something deeper and truer to who you are… your reflection.

Some of you may come from a different place of belief or understanding than what I shared. If you’re interested in chatting, I’m always open to a mutually respectful conversation.

From all of us at Metzler Home Builders, no matter how you celebrate, we wish you and those you love a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year! May you be a reflection of true Light in the days ahead!

Post by: Tim Zehr