If you missed Christmas Presence earlier this week, we talked about the shepherds and their efforts to see the newborn King. We agreed that their best effort was all they had to offer Him. Can't you just see their cold breath coming out of their mouths and their chests rising as they arrive gasping? I love that visual.

But today, let's focus on the one who didn't run. Though she trembled when she was told of the miracle, Mary waited for the promise. As I write this, a song by Francesca Battistelli called Born In Me is ringing in my ears. The chorus:

I'll hold you in the beginning, you will hold me in the end. 
Every moment in the middle, make my heart your Bethlehem, be born in me.

Isn't that what we want? For our hearts to be His Bethlehem? Born in us? When you and I walk into work or school or the gym or studio, we hold Him. We're His home on earth.

Mary offered to God what she was denied at the inn: a vacancy.
The shepherds offered to God the only thing they could: an audience.

As Christmas nears, let the ones who ran to Him, and the one who didn't run from Him, give us courage to do both.

–Jimmy Peña

Prayer Requests: Will you pray for me today? I have an unspoken request. And if you have a prayer request, please list it here or say "unspoken" and I, the team and the rest of the readers will pray for you by name.

Jesus. Light. Us. Up.

Amen.

2 WAYS TO HELP
Most of you know that I like doing things in 2’s, so in keeping with my tradition, here are a couple of ways you can help us bring the fitness industry to the doorstep of disability as we move closer to Christmas and the New Year. This is critical to our ministry. Thanks for your consideration.

1. Join The Body: The most powerful way that you can come alongside us is to become a monthly donor and member of The Body. By joining The Body, you are dedicating your health to disability and you become an integral part of everything we’re doing and plan to do this year. I promise to keep you very close to your contribution. This will help us pay our operating costs while allowing us to serve the special needs community and to provide much needed care to parents of kids living with disabilities. This can be an amazing YEAR-END giving opportunity. To join and to learn more, please click HERE. Appreciate you so much.

2. Fundraise for The PrayFit Run: If you’re a part of The Body, you are helping fund this amazing event, no doubt, but if you wanted, you could also become a VIRTUAL participant and fundraiser. This year, we’ve engaged a very powerful and effective fundraising system that allows you to not only walk, jog and/or give, but you can recruit friends and family to sponsor you and your team and they can do the same! You have to check it out. So cool.

(And if you would like to be a VIRTUAL SPONSOR of the event, email us at support@prayfit.org and we will put your logo on t-shirts and banners that will be seen in all 50 states as well as insert your business into the goodie bag that everyone receives. This thing is growing thanks to God’s grace and because of your generosity.)