Under the mistletoe

We always have mistletoe in our house, it’s one of the bonuses of the Christmas season, if Clare is under it and I realise, I’m there for a wee kiss. Our children hate it and I think secretly love it!

Mistletoe has become a symbol that invites us to embrace and kiss those we love because it is known for blossoming and bearing fruit in the harshest of circumstances…

I don’t often speak of my christian faith as an artist, I’ve always taken the stance that i’m to let my light shine and not force it AND then there are also moments like this one where it seems appropriate to speak openly.

As a father, when it came time for our children to be born I wouldn’t have chosen anywhere apart from the clinical environment of a hospital under expert care and yet God let it be a manger after a rough journey in a nowhere town, giving an angelic concert for shepherds and sharing with them what was going on for them to go and see.

Blossoming and bearing fruit in the harshest circumstances, as a follower of Jesus who is an artist (and a pastor) that’s what I’m learning.. Love blossoms and bears fruit in the harshest of circumstances.

I hope that this Christmas is really lovely for you, but if it’s not maybe it’s about bearing fruit in the harshest of circumstances and under the boughs of your branches maybe you’ll invite others to love.

Happy Christmas,

Colin