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There is a story making the rounds on everyone’s e-mail this year that has been around for quite a while. It’s the story of a parent giving the account of going to her kindergarten son’s “Winter Pageant” presentation at school. She couldn’t attend the performance, so was taking advantage (with several other parents) of the dress rehearsal held on the morning of the presentation itself. Everyone was excited; the children in the pageant, the parents, and the older children in attendance. The teachers brought their classes in and they all sat cross-legged on the floor. Then each of the classes rose to sing their song.
This parent shares that she didn’t expect much more than some fun songs and some commercial entertainment - songs of reindeer, Santa Claus, snowflakes, and good cheer, with a wishing of happy holiday greetings. Imagine her surprise when her son’s kindergarten class stood to sing their song: “Christmas Love”. All the children were adorned in fuzzy mittens, red sweaters and bright snowcaps. The method of singing the song was to hold up each letter of the song as the song was sung: “C is for Christmas”, “H is for Happy”, and so on through the song.
Everything was going well until everyone noticed that the little girl holding the card with an “M” on it had inadvertently turned it upside down, so that it showed to be a “W”. Well, everyone thought that was quite funny and laughter began to ripple about the room, especially among the older children. The little girl, not knowing the laughter was directed at her, stood proudly holding her letter, just waiting to lift it high above her head. As soon as the song was over and all the children had their letters all showing, a hush fell upon the crowd as they observed what had happened because of the little girl’s inverted “M”. This is what the audience saw instead of “Christmas Love”: Christwas Love.
Can you see it? Christ was love. Isn’t that what Christmas is all about; somehow sharing the fact that Christ was and IS love. How many people do you know who will not know about the love of Jesus Christ this Christmas? How many folks do you know who will not be in touch with the real meaning of Christmas? How many others do you know who need to know that Jesus Christ loves them unconditionally? God’s unconditional love does meet us right where we are; but! (and it’s an extremely important “but”) God does not leave us where He finds us - He moves us on to where He wants us to be. Share the real meaning of Christmas this year, and love someone who might need a little more than ordinary.
May God bless you so that you may, in turn, be a blessing this Christmas season.

                  HE IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON.

I like to join in song on Christmas day and wish Jesus a happy birthday.

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