As I waited in line, long before the sun was to rise on Friday morning… I was in denial that it was less than a month until Christmas.
Now that the season is officially upon us, I’ve decided to embrace it, and try to focus on what it’s truly based on. There is so much to think about this time of year, but I propose that we try to remember the ultimate gift that Jesus’ birth and death meant for each of us.
Happy Christ-mas season…
This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. Joseph, her fiancé, was a good man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly. As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:18-21
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Thanks for this beautiful post- I was desperate to ‘enter in’ to the season and finding it so hard- but this worked beautifully. Thanks!