Today is the 24th day of December. Christmas Eve. Happy Christmas Eve,

last day of the season of Advent's Christmas time is truly here and I pray that it is joy in your world as we march forward.

No matter what's going on though, no matter what's going on, there is here.

This safe oasis like we create for each other every day.

Just show up here around the global campfire.

No matter what time a year, no matter what season of a year, no matter what season of life,

no matter what's going on.

And drink deeply from the richness of the scriptures as they speak for themselves

in our lives so let's take our Christmas Eve step forward for the moment today

Zechariah, chapter 6 and 7.

Then I looked up again and saw four chariots coming from between two bronze mountains.

The first chariot was pulled by red horses, the second by black

horses, the third by white horses, and the fourth by powerful dappled gray horses. And what are

these, my lord? I asked the angel who was talking with me. The angel replied,

These are the four spirits of heaven, who stand before the Lord of all the earth. They are going

out to do his work. The chariot with black horses is going north, the chariot with white

horses is going west, and the chariot with dappled gray horses is going north, the chariot with white horses is going west, and the chariot with dappled

gray horses is going south. The powerful horses were eager to set out to patrol the earth,

and the Lord said, go and patrol the earth. So they left at once on their patrol.

Then the Lord summoned me and said,

Look, those who went north have vented the anger of my spirit there in the land of the north.

Then I received another message from the Lord.

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