I would like to invite you to participate in what I believe will be a spiritually enriching challenge this year. I am reaching out to members of the [CHURCH NAME] family through this letter to issue a challenge to read the Bible through in a year.
As the world prepares to enjoy the birth of our savior joyously, we cannot help realize this is your first Christmas after the untimely death of your wife. We all know this is a very difficult time for you. We pray diligently to the Lord who sustained you in the past year to help you during this time of reflection. We know how you and your wife used to enjoy this wonderful time of the year with numerous festive celebrations and charity acts.
I greet you in the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!
I wanted to take this moment to send a note to let you know we are thinking of you, as well as praying for your safety during this Easter Holiday.
We also want to be sure to pass on our words of deep appreciation for your sacrificial service to our country as you have given so much of your time and talents to keep us safe and protected.
Easter is a time of spring and being renewed, refreshed and restored, just as the flowers that are blooming. It is no accident that God wakes up the plants and makes the flowers to bloom at Easter time. That is the time He rolled the stone away and brought His son out of a dark grave into a beautiful, bright world – from death to life, like winter to spring.
Christmas is a time of giving. It is the season for which I am most grateful as is true of most people. While the secular world emphasizes Christmas trees, Christmas parties and Christmas lights, we as Christians, know the true meaning of the season.