This week we strive to learn the lessons of humility and love that are found in the birth narrative of Jesus and is found in the study book “On the Way to Bethlehem.”

Rev. Cameron Trimble tells this story:

Two friends were caught in a storm while hiking in the ……………………….

As he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!” Then Jesus asked him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.”

When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately

One of the worst lines to hear is, “What do you want to hear first, the good news or the bad news?” Well, you already know that there is going to be bad news, so it doesn’t matter how good the good news is.

As I have said when I was planning this series on prayer and creation I used the book “Before Amen” that of Spirit Circle is studing and the resource of Trees in the Bible. This week at the book study on prayer we talked about why do we consider God good? And how can we trust in the goodness of God when God allows the world to be such a mess?