If you have been reading my blog for very long, you know that I believe you can't have Christmas without Easter. With that in mind, here is my version of the Twelve Days of Christmas based on the life of Christ.
Twelve Days of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas,
A Savior laid in a manger for you and me.
On the second day of Christmas,
Shepherds went to tell of a Savior laid in a manger for you and me.
On the third day of Christmas,
Wise men came to worship a Savior come to earth for you and me.
On the fourth day of Christmas,
A child Savior in the temple taught all who would see.
On the fifth day of Christmas,
A Savior healed the sick and the blind to see.
On the sixth day of Christmas,
A Savior walked on water and calmed the stormy sea.
On the seventh day of Christmas,
A Savior prayed in the garden for you and me.
On the eighth day of Christmas,
A Savior a kiss betrayed in Gethsemane.
On the ninth day of Christmas,
A savior sentenced to die for you and me.
On the tenth day of Christmas,
A Savior nailed to a tree for you and me.
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
A Savior laid in a tomb for you and me.
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
A Savior arose from the dead and waits in heaven for you and me.
Have a Merry Christmas!
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Immanuel
I can remember as a kid wishing that Christmas came more than once a year. Now that I have grown up a little and seeing what Christmas has come to mean to the world, I really don't want the birth of Jesus celebrated by more Black Fridays and people fighting over the latest toys. Every year we seem to get more evidence that people do not know what Christmas really means.
The past two weeks, I have been reminded of the true meaning of Christmas while at church. The minister has started his series of Christmas messages and preached on the angel Gabriel appearing to Mary and then to Joseph. As we read the passage in Matthew, all of this took place to fulfill what the prophet foretold. "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son and they will call him Immanuel"-- which means, "God with us." Christmas is the day we celebrate not just the birth of Jesus but the day that God came to be with us. We have made it easy to forget that after the presents have been opened, God is still with us.
As I think about the meaning of Immanuel, I realize that my childhood wish of more than one Christmas a year has now come true in my adult life. Over the past year, I have experienced Immanuel. Through everything that we have had to go through, God has been with us every day. To me, that makes every day Christmas day.
Merry Immanuel, everyone.
The past two weeks, I have been reminded of the true meaning of Christmas while at church. The minister has started his series of Christmas messages and preached on the angel Gabriel appearing to Mary and then to Joseph. As we read the passage in Matthew, all of this took place to fulfill what the prophet foretold. "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son and they will call him Immanuel"-- which means, "God with us." Christmas is the day we celebrate not just the birth of Jesus but the day that God came to be with us. We have made it easy to forget that after the presents have been opened, God is still with us.
As I think about the meaning of Immanuel, I realize that my childhood wish of more than one Christmas a year has now come true in my adult life. Over the past year, I have experienced Immanuel. Through everything that we have had to go through, God has been with us every day. To me, that makes every day Christmas day.
Merry Immanuel, everyone.
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