Monthly Message
December 2025
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Hopefully, by the time you read this your celebration plans are well in place. But even if you are a last-minute type of person, I wish you well. The most difficult part of any journey is deciding to leave your home to take the first steps. In our beloved Christmas story there are many journeys, both physical - think Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, the Magi and probably many others including those staying at the inn and the family and friends of Mary and Joseph and, of course, the mental journeys - all those participating in the wondrous story having to travel from the ordinary to the extraordinary. From those whose journey is literally just beginning, such as Jesus, to those whose journey is nearly at an end, like the Magi. Apart from getting back home, I wonder if they were desperate to sleep in their own beds, gasping for a cup of tea (or the ancient equivalent) when they got home. Did they tell everyone what they had seen and done, then what? And what about the poor shepherds, roused from sleep, a journey to see Jesus, then what? Who would they tell whilst on the hillside watching their sheep?
All journeys, whether short or long, change us in some way. Whether we gain experience, witness wonder or simply tick something off our list, such as a Christmas card posted through a friend’s door, then home to the beloved cuppa and possibly a few happy thoughts about others who have shared some part of our life journeys. But know this, however long or short our journeys, hard or easy, we never travel alone. Jesus travels with us each and every step of the way, then what? Let’s enjoy Christmas and the New year and try to fill the world with peace, love and goodwill to all. Then our personal journeys, big or small, really will be wonderful.
Jackie Hall
Trinity Church Member