Dec. 6, 2005.... Christmas thinkings here.... Watching Charlie Brown's Christmas TV show tonight reminded me of many important things pertaining to Christmas and charity and what's important.
Sometimes I wish I could turn back time and go back to a time when all my children were at home and the Christmas season was filled with caroling... and Christmas program practices and programs... and making Christmas candy for the sacks at church... and taking a family picture for the Christmas letter.
But those days are long gone... My heart and mind go back through the decades... remembering... regretting... rejoicing... The real meaning of Christmas, Charlie Brown? (For the Real Question is what does endures through all of the seasons of our days and times and death and life and disappointments and success?).
Well, it is the Baby Jesus, the born-to-die Savior who came to bring Light and Salvation and Hope and Deliverance and Joy and Purpose and Peace... Bringing these gifts to a world that seems to proclaim it can, and we should find those things on our own. But we are unable to do that... we throw down our little twigs of Christmas merriment and think we've blown it.
Until we look up... at the stars which remind us of the Star which really did shine it's light on a real place in a real time when Jesus was born.
Until we look around... to see what God is doing and wants to do in us and around us.
Until we look inside... to see if there is room in us for the Savior of the Universe to reside.
This Christmas, may we have eyes to see and ears to hear and hearts to worship the Holy One... the Messiah... the Promised Redeemer and Deliverer... And, in the midst of the all bustle and hustle... may we hear the Angels who proclaimed at Jesus' birth... Lu 2:14 - "Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!"
And we embrace God's Truth and Peace...
Isaiah 9: vs6: "For unto us a Child is born,Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. vs7: Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this."
Come Lord Jesus... come quickly. That's what I say.
May God bless you with His amazing Joy...
Jo Winkowitsch
Sometimes I wish I could turn back time and go back to a time when all my children were at home and the Christmas season was filled with caroling... and Christmas program practices and programs... and making Christmas candy for the sacks at church... and taking a family picture for the Christmas letter.
But those days are long gone... My heart and mind go back through the decades... remembering... regretting... rejoicing... The real meaning of Christmas, Charlie Brown? (For the Real Question is what does endures through all of the seasons of our days and times and death and life and disappointments and success?).
Well, it is the Baby Jesus, the born-to-die Savior who came to bring Light and Salvation and Hope and Deliverance and Joy and Purpose and Peace... Bringing these gifts to a world that seems to proclaim it can, and we should find those things on our own. But we are unable to do that... we throw down our little twigs of Christmas merriment and think we've blown it.
Until we look up... at the stars which remind us of the Star which really did shine it's light on a real place in a real time when Jesus was born.
Until we look around... to see what God is doing and wants to do in us and around us.
Until we look inside... to see if there is room in us for the Savior of the Universe to reside.
This Christmas, may we have eyes to see and ears to hear and hearts to worship the Holy One... the Messiah... the Promised Redeemer and Deliverer... And, in the midst of the all bustle and hustle... may we hear the Angels who proclaimed at Jesus' birth... Lu 2:14 - "Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!"
And we embrace God's Truth and Peace...
Isaiah 9: vs6: "For unto us a Child is born,Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. vs7: Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this."
Come Lord Jesus... come quickly. That's what I say.
May God bless you with His amazing Joy...
Jo Winkowitsch
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