Monday, 8 December 2025

Advent Nine - Christ for All Nations

 9) Spain (Iberia)

Fin de Noche-Buena, by Francisco Ortego and Bernardo Rico, 1858
Credit shannonselin.com

I plan to do so when I go to Spain. I hope to see you while passing through and to have you assist me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while. Romans 15 vs 24

This is a wonderfully intriguing message in Paul's letter to the Romans.  Paul is under house arrest in Rome, the epicentre of the known world.  He will have heard about the goings on in all the provinces.  Iberia took his interest, though we understand he never got there.  He had a big vision.  Let us also keep a big vision, which looks beyond our small world.  I love the fact that even in little (Ed- surely Great!) Faringdon, many people from around the world appear, as if by magic.  Each has a purpose and is not forgotten.  

PRAYER:  We pray that Spain will continue to be in Your heart.  You were there before Paul even thought of the trip.

The picture?  It is of Christmas eve (the most holy part of the festival to may Catholic nations), where everyone is exhausted and asleep, and the cats finish the food.

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