Bishop of Whitby and myself, last December at the Village Carol Service at our local inn.
Each year the village meets for a Carol Service at our local inn. The Bishop of Whitby always shares a few words with us all.
He often reads my blog and wrote a special greeting for you all, last week.
Christmas Message from the Bishop of Whitby
“I bring you tidings of great joy”; these were the words of Angels spoken to shepherds on the hillside near Bethlehem that first Christmas,
The “good news” was that Christ was born; the great God of heaven had been born on earth as one of us.
He had been born as man to show us God’s love and to save us from our sins.
All that was 2000 years ago but this Christmas brings the same message to a waiting world.
I want to say to each one of you “I bring you tidings of great joy”.
For the old message still is true.
Christ is born today for you and for me with my love and blessing to you all,
to your family and friends this Christmastide.
Robert of Whitby
In the New Year the Bishop leaves for a new post in London and we wish him and his wife Roberta well in his new post.
It has been a great honour to get to know the Bishop. I made him a special card which he cherished. He always loves receiving my Christmas Cards which I find very humbling. Such an important, spiritual man who took time midst the service to sit and write these words for all the readers of my blog to share.
I am deeply touched and appreciate his way with people. My life has been enriched by his generosity, spirituality and integrity.
May the light of your soul guide you.
May the light of your soul bless the work that you do
with the secret love and warmth of your heart.
May you see in what you do the beauty of your own soul.
May the sacredness of your work bring healing, light
and renewal to those who work with you
and to those who see and receive your work.
May your work never weary you.
May it release within you wellsprings of
refreshment, inspiration and excitement.
May you be present in what you do.
May you never become lost in bland absences.
May the day never burden.
May dawn find you awake and alert,
approaching your new day with dreams, possibilities and promises.
May evening find you gracious and fulfilled.
May you go into the night blessed, sheltered and protected.
May your soul calm, console and renew you.
Celtic Blessing
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44 comments:
A proper W !
A merry Christmas to you and "the whole bunch"!
Lovely thought provoking words from Bishop Whitby. Thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful Christmas.
Very nice indeed. Christmas blessings to you and the Bishop.
Words from the Bishop - excellent.
My W post this week is preceeded by a post about the poem of mine you have published - it was pod-casted recently (regretably not with my permission though).
Have done extra W post on Hyde DP this week too.
Thank you so much Denise.
Seasons greetings from my blog to your blog.
Bear((( )))
Amen! Very beautiful!
Beautiful message for the holy days. Merry Christmas.
I am touched by this blessing too Denise. What cherished memories come through this blog.
I want to wish you a Merry Christmas and love, joy and peace in the coming year.
Thanks for sharing .
Best wishes to you and the whole village!
Best wishes for the holidays.
It's Red Carpet time...
Have a Happy Yule.
Ah, that word, Whitby. A beautiful place. A mysterious place. Driving to it over the Moors - marvellous.
The last time I was there it was still untouched by too much modernism. I hope it's still true.
Lovely, lovely, heartwarming post.
A Merry Christmas to you and yours...thanks so much for all you have done with ABC wednesday! Love your bishop.
WEll chosen. A happy Christmas to you.
What a special gift from the Bishop! And I'm so glad you shared his words which tell the true story of what Christmas is all about. Merry Christmas, Denise!
Happy Christmas! :)
Blessing and beautiful message from Bishop W.
Coffee is on.
happy holidays! wishing you and family the warmth and joy of Christmas!
mine is here
A lovely post, how honoured you must feel.
Wishing you and Jon a Very Merry Christmas
{{hugs}}
A lovely Christmas message; thanks for sharing.
oh my! what a lovely Christmas post! Thank you both.
I am sorry I posted twice, the first time I left a letter out of my link, sorry!
& Merry Christmas!
A special thank you to the Bishop. Good tidings of great joy, still the same today.
Have a very blessed and Merry Christmas, Denise.
The Bishop will find a big difference going to London from North Yorkshire.
Merry Christmas to all but dont Cook the Goose(Jo that is)
great post....whats happened to the link page for abc..cant find it at all and have posted my contribution
perhpas the elves are up to their festive mischief!!
Lovely post as always, Mrs. N. Thank you! May you and yours find the very best of the season coming your way.
Wonderful post! It will be tuppence to talk to you from now on!
Merry Christmas to you and thanks for a great ADCW year in 2008
Lovely, Mrs. N. Merry Christmas to you.
Gosh!
A blog blessed by a real bishop -he sounds so human and approachable.
This is so exciting.
Wish I could have joined you for the carol singing - something we don't do enough of in the US.
Have a lovely Christmas
lots of love to you and your family.
Cheers.
This was LOVELY! I am so thankful God came to save us! I am so thankful for the real meaning of Christmas! I love Santa and gifts and everything else, but truly, I LOVE that Jesus is the Reason we have something to Celebrate! God is good! Merry Christmas! May your Christmas be filled with many blessings!
Nice photo.
Have a Merry Christmas!
How nice :-)
Happy Christmas.
Beautiful REAL Christmas greeting - much appreciated - thank you. I have jst heard from my very sick friend that she is not well enough to join us for lunch tomorrow. Reading the Bishop's message and the Celtic prayer was a great comfort.
Very best wishes to you all for the festive season from The Yorkshire Dales side of the Hambletons.
Inspiring words from the Bishop Denise.
Have a wonderful Christmas amd a peaceful and prosperous New year.
DI.xx
Merry Merry!!
Wishing you and yours - especially Wilma! - a wonderful Christmas and a healthy New Year! xx
A special W for a special person on a special day. I invite you to come see what winter is like in Powell River, BC. - Margy
Inspiring and beautiful. Great W-post! Mine is up too - an ancient wall in the east. :o)
Hope you are having a wonderful Xmas.
A great honor indeed!
Happy holidays to you and your family!!
What a lovely W post. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Look forward to continuing to be part of the ABC Team in the new year!
Prfect post for W !! thanks for sharing this :)
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