Christmas. I love Christmas! I'm not going to lie, some of my favorite things about Christmas really have nothing to do with the "real meaning of the season." I love spending time with family, watching Bryson as he gets so excited over shopping and making presents for other people. I love the lights and the smells and of course I LOVE the music! BUT, that said, I will say that what I love MOST about Christmas is that it is NOT my favorite holiday. I love that I know that it DOES NOT END with the BABY JESUS. I know that for 33 years a Man traveled on this earth healing, teaching, and praying. Then, HE DIED. Then, HE ROSE! (Easter has always been my fav!) I think so many times people forget that Christmas is just the beginning. The story doesn't stop with a cute baby in a manger with a bunch of strangers and animals starring at him! There is so much more!
At our church we do a musical every year called Christmas Celebration. The first half of the musical is choral, traditional Christmas music. The second half, however, is the WHOLE story of the life of Christ! Birth, Life, Death, and Resurrection. Did you know that people, church going people, have been offended by the fact that we would mention the CROSS at Christmas! (Really, a person asked, "are you doing that cross stuff again, if so I don't need tickets.")
Anyway, all that to say, Christmas is about the Cross! Without the CROSS it would just be a good story!
One of my favorite songs in the musical this year is called Underneath the Tree! Here is a video of the song I found! Great song!
http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=FMMBMNNU
3 comments:
Jennifer, I'm with you on this one. Our church does a drive through nativity that shows the whole life of Jesus and I too love the fact that we get to see the whole story, instead of just the beginning.
Looking forward to seeing you guys in a few weeks.
Amen!!
hey, you won the thermometer!! :)
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