‘Tis the Season: God with Us
“The wolf will live with the lamb,
the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling together;
and a little child will lead them.”
--A prophetic vision of God’s peaceful realm
(Isaiah 11:6)
Tuesday: Children are beautiful. They believe!
Christians continue to spiritually prepare for Christmas, a holy day. We celebrate the birth of Jesus, not because December 25 is his birthday but because it is important to celebrate God’s incarnational presence among us. This week we are meditating on various realities of what it means to feel that God is with us.
I received this e-mail some time ago; it talks about the simple faith of a child.
“It was the day after Christmas at a church in San Francisco.
The pastor of the church was looking over the cradle when he
noticed that the baby Jesus was missing from among the figures.
Immediately he turned and went outside and saw a little boy
with a red wagon, and in the wagon was the figure of the little
infant, Jesus.
So he walked up to the boy and said, “Well, where did you
get Him, my little friend?”
The little boy replied, “I got him from the church.”
“And why did you take him?” the pastor asked.
The boy said, “Well, about a week before Christmas I prayed
to the little Lord Jesus and I told him if he would bring me
a red wagon for Christmas I would give him a ride around
the block in it!”
Blessings as you continue preparation for the holiday.
--Ben Keckler
12.14.10
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