I heard a great truth during one of my pastor’s sermons during December and it grabbed a hold of me. He said: “I think Christmas should be changed to “ Christmess . Because when Jesus is invited into our messes, He rescues us from all of our shame, all of our depression, all of our sickness, all of our sinful choices.” That line stayed with me throughout this holiday season carving new life in my soul and in the way I pray for myself and others. Yesterday I overheard my husband speaking on the phone to our youngest granddaughter. “ I’m happy you are coming to Papa’s house and I can’t wait to see you. We have lots of toys and lots of lights.” We have lights! I pray that to be so spiritually as well. 1 John 1:5 states that Jesus is the light. In Him there is no darkness at all. No messes; He is perfect. I ponder the messes I create and realize my need for Him to clean them up as only He c...