Fifty-nine years ago this week, Gemeni 6 and Gemeni 7 made their first controlled rendezvous in earth’s orbit.  Unbelievable!  A Charlie Brown Christmas debuted in CBS to mixed reviews.  Little did they know!   The Beatles released a new song “We Can Work It Out.”  Would this new group amount to anything?  And in a small white church in a Connecticut town, a naïve young couple promised to love, honor and obey ‘til death do us part.  We’re still living that promise, still working it out day by day, year by year.

Today we begin a new “week in December.”  What will make the headlines this week?  We don’t know yet.  Will A Charlie Brown Christmas still be aired?  Probably.  What new music will be released?  I’ll never know, since following that scene is not part of my 84-year-old existence.  But what will I do?  What will you do?

Somewhere someone is being married,  a new baby is arriving, or a dear soul breathes his last.  These dates will be etched permanently on their minds and calendars.  Most of us won’t be experiencing anything that noteworthy this week.  Yet each hour and day of our week comes as a gift from God, a gift to use to his glory.  What can we do?   Is there some small thing that we can do for a neighbor or friend that will brighten their day?  Is there a word of kindness that we can speak, perhaps where it is least expected.  Our actions may not make Wikipedia’s year in review, but they just might make a big difference to the recipient.

Let’s use this week to express an unconditional love to others, remembering the unconditional love that our God shows to us.

Judy