Christmas 10- Blossom of Peace

January 3

Hebrews 11:11 – 16; Luke 2:36 - 38

Anna, faithfully clinging to the promise of the Messiah, spoke of the promise kept in the infant Christ to the believers gathered in the temple on the day of Jesus’ presentation. We also share our joy in God’s faithfulness with fellow believers during worship.

“Let Our Gladness Have No End” and let the alleluias ring as you give thanks for the promise kept to heal the break between God and His creatures. 

Let our gladness have no end, alleluia! For to earth did Christ descend, alleluia!

On this day God gave us Christ, His Son, to save us;

 Christ, His Son, to save us.

Prophesied in days of old, alleluia! God has sent Him as foretold, alleluia!

On this day God gave us Christ, His Son, to save us; 

Christ, His Son, to save us.

See, the loveliest blooming rose, alleluia! From the branch of Jesse grows, alleluia!

On this day God gave us Christ, His Son, to save us; 

Christ, His Son, to save us.

Into flesh is made the Word, alleluia! He, our refuge and our Lord, alleluia!

On this day God gave us Christ, His Son, to save us; 

Christ, His Son, to save us.

For the Family:

A Christmas Rose is the long awaited blossom of peace on earth. Hang this symbol on your Tree of Promise and give thanks. You can select a picture of a Christmas Rose from choices on line or a gardener’s catalogue and hang that on your tree or you can draw the 5 petal calligraphy rose and use that as your ornament.

Bible Journaling:

Christmas 10
The Christmas Rose
Bible Journaling
Hebrews 11:11-16
Connie Denninger

From the Kitchen:

An Italian restaurant in NY ends its service with simple cornmeal cookies. 

I am still looking for a recipe that comes closer to those cookies, but these are pretty good.

Gluten Free Orange Cornmeal Cookies

On Line

3 eggs

1 cup sugar

1 ½ cups cornmeal

1 ¼ cup corn flour

½ tsp salt

¾ tsp xanthan gum

1 ½ sticks butter, melted

1 TBS concentrated orange juice

Zest of 1 orange, very finely minced

• Whirl eggs and sugar in the bowl of the food processor. Slowly add the rest of the ingredients, stopping occasionally to scrape the bowl.
• Don’t over process. When the dough comes together, remove from the food processor and place in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 F. line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Roll dough into small balls (about half the size of a walnut), place on cookie sheet and flatten. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden. Depending on size of cookie makes from 3 to 6 dozen.
• Can add currants, raisins, or dried cranberries.

Not very sweet, but that is fine with me. Might like it with a dark chocolate coatin on half of the cookie.

Slice the orange that is now minus the zest and put the slices in a pitcher of ice water. Because the orange has been zested the essential oils are released and the water picks up the flavoring very rapidly.

Tree of Promise Devotions
Natalie Hartwig