Rita Rivera, the Life Enhancement Coordinator for LSS’ Heisinger Bluffs community, dons her elf attire to deliver presents to each resident in the community’s care center. Gifts were donated by family members and other Heisinger Bluffs residents.
The shepherds feared and trembled When lo, above the earthRang out the angel chorus That hailed our Savior’s birth. By Chaplain Paul Park, Lutheran Hillside Village – Peoria, IL Incarnation – God embodied to humankind – did not take place just in the life of Jesus, but happens time and time again as we reach [...]
Down in a lonely manger The humble Christ was born; And God sent us salvation That blessed Christmas morn. By Chaplain Nathan Ruback, LSS Hospice Care – St. Louis, MO The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines humble as “ … not proud or haughty; not arrogant or assertive … ranking low in a hierarchy or scale …” [...]
While shepherds kept their watching O’er silent flocks by night, Behold, throughout the heavens There shone a holy light. By Chaplain Randy Shields, Hidden Lake – North St. Louis County, MOIf only her mother could have been with her. But Mary positioned herself to give birth beside a lonely manger. Joseph would be the mid-wife, [...]
While shepherds kept their watching O’er silent flocks by night, Behold, throughout the heavens There shone a holy light. By Chaplain Stephanie Meyer, LSS Affordable HousingGod’s glory has many shapes in the history of salvation: devouring fire; pillar of cloud, God’s own backside; gentle breeze; flowing robe and billowing cloud filling the Temple; and brilliant, [...]
The shepherds feared and trembled When lo, above the earthRang out the angel chorus That hailed our Savior’s birth. Chaplain Jeffrey Scheer, Administrator for Clinical Pastoral Education – St. Louis, MOWhen I revisit the story of the angels coming to the shepherds, I wonder if these tenders of the sheep could really share in the [...]
Last week, LSS’ Meridian Village community in Glen Carbon, Illinois, held its second annual Tour of Bethlehem. “Residents are given a tour through Bethlehem with Mary and Joseph as they are looking for a place to stay,” says Stephanie Frazier, the community’s recreation center coordinator. ”This is the second year we have done this and our residents love it!”
While shepherds kept their watching O’er silent flocks by night, Behold, throughout the heavens There shone a holy light. Chaplain Lane Knouse, Lutheran Hillside Village – Peoria, ILWhen are sheep silent? Individually, grown sheep tend to be silent, even when being shorn (“a sheep before her shearers is silent” from Isaiah 53:7). But sheep in [...]
Go tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and ev’rywhere; Go tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born! Chaplain Pat Monroe, Lutheran Hillside Village – Peoria, IL It is very clear that Jesus expected His disciples to go out into the world and share the Good News of God’s love for [...]
He rules the world with truth and grace And makes the nations proveThe glories of His righteousnessAnd wonders of His love, And wonders of His love, And wonders, wonders of His love. Chaplain Wendy Popp, Lutheran Hillside Village – Peoria, IL There are wonders everywhere we look: enormous vistas such as the Grand Canyon, ephemeral [...]
