Wishing You a Merry Christmas
BY MARIA FONTAINE
Happy Christmas! Today we commemorate the special event and the special love that binds together all Christians worldwide in a common purpose and fellowship. The meaning of this day extends throughout the year as we joyfully proclaim the birth of Jesus, as well as His life, His death, and His resurrection.
At Christmas we celebrate the gift of God's love for all humankind--a love that can be expressed in every language and shared by all people.--A love that came into this world in the form of a child born into humility, with a heart of mercy and compassion, and a life given for all people.
One of the most wonderful things about Christmas is its unique ability to bridge many cultures, mores, social statuses, races, and creeds. As one author wrote,
The world is large and complex, and sometimes there seems to be no sacred ground. But in tent and palace, in adobe hut and castle, in prison and under lighted trees throughout the world, the language of Christmas still brings peace to the heart of man.
God's love has the power to unite people of all races and cultures and strata of society, and to bring about harmony between diverse peoples. Christmas isn't about one tradition, or one people. The Christ child lives in the hearts of all who accept Him. He has become all things to all people. What immense power has been generated by that tiny babe who was laid in a manger in a tiny country, in this world that is so small in comparison to the vastness of our universe.
Wherever you are in the world, whatever your circumstances, your hopes, or your sorrows, may the joy of Christmas fill your life on this day and throughout the New Year. May God bless you today and always with His eternal love--the most beautiful gift ever given to humankind.
On behalf of the Family International, we wish you and your loved ones a truly joyous Christmas.
The Family International
Comments (2)
Love so Wonderful! Bless you my dear Bluelady, Georgia! Love and Prayers!! GBY!!!
"LET US NOT BE WEARY IN WELL DOING, FOR IN DUE SEASON WE SHALL REAP, IF WE FAINT NOT" (GAL.6:9).
Sometimes we don't mind beginning a good work, but when we see what the final cost is going to be, we don't want to complete it! But we just need to remind ourselves that the greatest men and women of God who've accomplished anything at all that the world has heard about were those who stuck to their jobs through thick and thin!--And there's just no limit to what God can do through us also if we'll just stick to it!
Well begun is half done, but if we don't finish it, nothing was done! We might as well have not begun it at all than leave it unfinished. We cannot begin a job for the Lord unless we finish it, or the whole thing was a failure! It would have been better if you had never started! The Lord said we'd better sit down and count the cost first before we start, so that we're either able to finish the building or win the war, or we shouldn't even start it (Luk.14:28).
Help us all, Lord, to remember that it's You that has begun a good work in us and you shall complete it till the end! (Phi.1:6)--And help us, Lord, to be faithful and stick to the task that You have given us, until it's finished or You tell us it's time to go!
Have a Beautiful Christmas and a Very Happy New Year!!