This marks my 60th Christmas - woohoo! I've enjoyed soooo many different things on Christmas days in the past - opening presents with my family, enjoying good food with laughter and joking, movies both at home and in the theater, sleeping, working, all sorts of things. Through it all I've quietly concluded that the presence of those that I love and trust in my life is the most precious gift that others have given me.
God gave us a gift when his son was born to a virgin in Bethlehem. The birth had been predicted and proclaimed as a hoped-for event for centuries, but it was missed by so many that were looking for it. They were too busy living and commiserating about their circumstances that they didn't see the star, didn't notice the wise men, and didn't realize that the new star in the sky signified something important happening in the kingdom they were being held in (not the Roman empire).
I hope that you take some time to reflect on what Jesus and his birth means in your life this Christmas. And that God blesses you greatly as you get more understanding of him in the coming year.
Merry Christmas!
Bonus material:
What the Bible is all about by the Bible Project - https://youtu.be/7_CGP-12AE0?si=pPWV9eSyHhhUTSsu
What Christmas means to me - CS Lewis - https://youtu.be/zdnJQnnZtIQ?si=2ojrQ6Pi5wFJQ8Wa
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