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I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. Loving Like Christ Giving It All – And More This time of year always gives us an opportunity to reflect upon the love of Christ and our love for one another. Mary and I are so very thankful for the love that you have shown the Youth and Discipleship Department and our family. As I reflect on God’s grace and love that He has shown each of us this year, I am reminded of a quote from, A Christmas Carol: "At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge," said the gentleman, taking up a pen, "it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the poor and destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. ... We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices." -- Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol) In the hustle and bustle it is easy to find ourselves living as though we are in what Verizon calls, “the season of Thanksgetting.” Friends, through Christ, we have great wealth to GIVE. Find Want and share God’s Love, Joy and Kindness in Abundance. Share Christ this Christmas season, then watch the change that takes place! Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Dewayne & Mary Moree Thoughts to Ponder "Until one feels the spirit of Christmas, there is no Christmas. All else is outward display-so much tinsel and decorations. For it isn't the holly, it isn't the snow. It isn't the tree not the firelight's glow. It's the warmth that comes to the hearts of men when the Christmas spirit returns again." "Best of all, Christmas means a spirit of love, a time when the love of God and the love of our fellow men should prevail