Grown Up Christmas List

This post was inspired by Amy Grant's single, Grown Up Christmas List (Amy Grant was apparently not the first to release this as a single, however she was the first to really make it popular).

Here's My Grown Up Christmas List:

I wish for ... 

• Continued strength in my relationship with Bruce.
• Relief for those who are seriously struggling because of this economic crisis, and for those who have struggled unnoticed for so long - both in the U.S. and abroad.
• New ways of conflict transformation - I know that conflicts that have us and countries all over the world in conflict dig deep at things I don't understand, but I pray that that all those in conflict find knew ways to transform hate and embrace differences.
• Grace and mercy as I finish up this semester and look to the second half of my time at Candler.
• The living Gospel to show its face in the Advent wreath through hope, peace, joy and love.