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Sunday greetings everyone!

Grandma Cybersalt and I enjoyed a nice Christmas party last night with other members of our church's worship team. Last year we missed the same party because of a huge traffic jam due to an accident on the highway and that memory of disappointment added to the gratefulness of this year. I am grateful God uses thankfulness to recycle memories of less than optimal things.

With the holidays upon us, today's video share may be a timely one for some, helping to make time spent with family and friends more enjoyable for you and for others.
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Enjoy the rest of today's Digest. 

~ Pastor Tim 

At church one Sunday Joe asked the pastor, "Would you pray for my hearing."

The pastor puts his hands on Joe's ears and enthusiastically prays.

When finished the pastor asks: "So how's your hearing?"

Joe says: "I don't know, it's not till next Monday."

I dance like people wish they weren't watching.

Will an underperforming scuba diver with chickenpox ever come up to scratch?

- from British Comedy Duo "The Two Ronnies" circa 1970s)

"Sometimes faith will make you look stupid ... until it starts to rain."

- Noah

This morning, on my way to work, I found myself behind a car with a handwritten sign taped to the back window:

“Learning stick. Sorry for any delay.”

Reading that, I instantly softened. I stayed patient through the slow shifts and jerky starts — and honestly, they were doing pretty well for someone still learning.

But then a thought hit me:

Would I have been just as patient if I hadn’t seen that sign?

Probably not.

And that realization stayed with me.

Because the truth is, most people don’t have signs explaining what they’re going through. You don’t see:

“Going through a divorce.”

“Lost a child.”

“Feeling depressed.”

“Just diagnosed with cancer.”

If people wore their struggles where we could see them, we’d move through the world with so much more gentleness.

But the truth is — we shouldn’t need a sign to show kindness.

Everyone you meet is carrying something invisible, something heavy.

So today, and every day, let’s choose patience.

Let’s choose grace.

Let’s choose love — even when there’s no sign telling us to.

Featured Illustrations are items well suited for illustrating or inspiring a point in a sermon, speech, or devotional. Funny, moving, or perhaps even graphic, the point of them is the point you make with them.

Rev. James Snyder, God's Penman, writes . . . . 

What I enjoy the most about holidays is the “eating frenzy.” It gives me opportunity to get away with a lot behind The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage’s back, which is a great challenge. I’m not always successful, but I try and I have my family to thank for that.

The Cybersalt Digest is a ministry of Pastor Tim and Cybersalt.