May you be blessed with the knowledge that our Creator God lovingly came all the way down into the muck and mire of our lives—even into the troubles and terrors of 2020—to be God with us, Emmanuel.

May you be blessed with the hope that Jesus Christ, the babe in the manger and the Lord Most High, will be true to his promise to be with us always, even unto the ends of the age—even unto the unknown possibilities of 2021.

May you be blessed with the challenge that the Holy Spirit, active in creation, in Jesus’ birth, in every congregation, and in all our hearts, sends us out in gratitude to do ministry in Christ’s name.

“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.” (Rev 7:12)

Rev. Chip Hardwick serves as Interim Executive for the Synod of the Covenant