On January 5, we celebrate the first Sunday of the new year. We will note that the Magi have arrived at the home where Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are staying. They present Jesus with gifts that will symbolize his life and ministry (gold, frankincense, and myrrh), and they warn Mary and Joseph to go to Egypt and hide there. They will go back home by another path, as well. We will see that sometimes God sends us on a path we do not expect to live into the life God has in store for us. We will be reminded that "The Road Isn't Straight."

Based on Matthew 2:1-12

 Music this week:

• Emmanuel, Emmanuel

• God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / We Three Kings

• Lord, I Give You My Heart

• Open the Eyes of My Heart

• Home by Another Way

• Let There Be Peace On Earth