Creche season is upon us and the one above is located at the intersection of Friendly and Ridgeway Avenues at Centenary United Methodist Church.*  From pumpkin patches to membership drives to Christmas festivities, the Friendly Avenue side of Centenary is a year-round tableau of church events for all to see. This nativity scene is one such example.

This time of year, many people travel to and from work in the dark. The gloomy hours of darkness punctuate the beauty of December’s holiday decorations.  Darkness…darkness…darkness…. WOW… color and light appear out of nowhere. Thoughts are briefly redirected from rush hour and looming chores to the sights before you:

And the Angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people (Luke 2:10).

Soon, a car pulls up, time for the next driver’s moment of solitude at the little town of Bethlehem. You push on– towards Greensboro. Behold, a few blocks away, appears a nativity scene on the hill at Greensboro College……… a happy Sunday to all (and to all a good night).

*Centenary was the church that lost its steeple to high winds in February 2010 (see here).