Christmas message: Blessings from Fresh Christian Fellowship pastor Will Taylor in time for Christmas

The word “ponder” was shared at a Geraldton Ministers fellowship dinner we attended recently and is something I feel people should be encouraged to consider to take time out to do this Christmas. From Luke 2:19 “but Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart”. Using the text and the thought of pondering over the last 12 months, I’ve drawn the following insights and hope they are encouraging. During the year we all experienced the effects at different levels of being mandated — the debate raged between the vaxxed and the unvaccinated — which in the short-term divided workplaces and even church congregations. So on pondering on the year I saw relationships stretched, businesses suffering from lack of staff and people afraid to do the things we were accustomed of doing freely for so long. But then we have returned to a somewhat relative normal lifestyle and are encouraged to ponder on this Christmas the things that really matter. Like family, the life we are all given and the beautiful place that we live. A Merry and safe Christmas everyone, stay safe and this Christmas Day there are wonderful churches everywhere open for you to worship the one who is the reason why we celebrate Christmas ... Jesus.