December 2020
a publication of Lakeside Lutheran High School Volume 10: Issue 4
LLHS FED eration CONnection
920-648-2321 • info@llhs.org • 231 Woodland Beach Rd. Lake Mills, WI 53551
Be strong and ...
WAIT
“Good things come to those who wait.” Like many sayings of promise, its origin is in Scripture. The psalmist declares, “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” (Psalm 27:14). We usually don’t like waiting. We view it as wasting time. Perhaps no time of year puts more pressure on us to speed up than Christmas with its celebrations and events. Still, the time leading to and following Christmas may well be the best time for us to learn to wait. To truly observe Christmas—God with us—slow down and wait. It will come soon enough. Christmas is a period of time, not a moment. If we learn to wait and avoid the rush of Christmas, then we can absorb and retain its blessing. The early Christian Church surrounded Christmas with Advent and Epiphany. Those seasons help believers experience the wait of Old Testament Israel for the Savior. But, the psalmist does not intend for us to wait passively. We are to “be strong and take heart” as we wait for the Lord. Jesus commands us, “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation” (Matthew 26:41). We are to actively wait and pray about our spiritual condition. Paul writes, “But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently” (Romans 25:39). We are to actively wait for and be assured of our own salvation through faith in Christ and then respond with faith-inspired living to him. Each year, Christians can hardly wait for Christmas. It is exciting. But the time before and after Christmas is also meaningful. In them, we wait and reflect how God came to earth as our substitute. Waiting is worth it. After all, “good things come to those who wait.”
From everyone at Lakeside Lutheran, a merry and blessed Christmas. Jim Grasby is principal of Lakeside Lutheran High. Reach him at 920.648.2321 or jgrasby@llhs.org
december events
See full and up-to-the-minute schedule at Calendar under Quicklinks at llhs.org
Dec. 1.................................GivingTuesday! See llhs.org/givingtues/ Dec. 2, 9, 16......................................................Advent Wednesdays Dec. 20..............................................Christmas Concert | 2p >>>> Dec. 21–23...............................................................Semester Exams Dec. 24–Jan. 4......................................Christmas Break: no classes Jan. 6................................ Classes resume/Second semester begins
Luminaries for Loved Ones... Help us let His light shine as you remember loved ones and help beautify the December 20 Christmas Concert. Supporters help let His light shine by making a $5 donation to Lakeside in memory or in honor of someone(s). (Names are also published in the program.) Please remit by December 15 and enclose a minimum of $5.00 per memorial name.
Include the following info with your donation: Name(s) in Memory: 1) ________________________ or in Honor of:
2) ________________________ 3) _________________________ 4) ________________________
Your name: __________________________________ Church/City: _________________________________ Address: ____________________________________ Phone: _________________________
contact info 920-648-2321· office@llhs.org 231 Woodland Beach Rd. · Lake Mills, Wis. 53551
E-mail: _______________________________ Return to: LLHS Development Office (address at left) to donate online, go to: llhs.org/apps/form/luminaries