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The spirit of Christmas is annual; the Spirit of Christ is eternal.
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"Inviting Jesus Into Your Heart"
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"Much More Than Baby Jesus!" by Pastor David L. Brown, Ph.D.
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"The Christmas Candy Cane" by Pastor David L. Brown, Ph.D.
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"Traveling From Bethlehem To Calvary" by Pastor David L. Brown, Ph.D.
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"The Seven Miracles of Christmas" by Pastor David L. Brown, Ph.D.
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Christmas always carries very sad feelings for me. I was told we didn't celebrate Christmas because it was a worldly custom--if the world did it, we were to have no part of it. I felt so left out and so lost. I remember looking through every page of the Sears catalog every year at Christmas time and wishing I could have one of those beautiful dolls--with curly hair! I have lots of dolls and bears now, and I get nice gifts every Christmas, but it is not the same.
I believe quite a few of the friends around the world celebrate Christmas quite traditionally - gifts and a tree and whatever. One couple I know had to make the decision of what to do when they got married - her folks did not celebrate Christmas (except as many families do - they had family over that day) and his family gave gifts and had a tree.
A lot of you may think it very strange, but my Christmas experience [in Australia] is the absolute opposite to most of you!
However, I kind of went wild with it, and have since had to trim the sails in everything concerning it.
Hello all....Merry Christmas.
Here are some of the reasons that we were told we could not celebrate Christmas in the 2x2's. Jesus’ birth came about in a very quiet way; no fuss or celebration. Hmmmmm.. . Has anyone had a birthday like His?. Angels at the event?. . A celebration taking place in heaven and on earth?... Singing and rejoicing? The other reason was that the world concentrates on His birth, when He is already on His way back. Hmmmmm. . . I wonder how He could have died and rose for us if He was not born into this world? Did I swallow this? Of course! I even taught it to my children.
I'm so glad that I can rejoice at this season, because Jesus was born into this world. "God with us." We could not be with God, so He came to be with us! Nothing could separate God from His creation--man. whom He loved so much.
Thank you Lord for your love. Thank you for all the friends we have met on this list. Thank you Lord for bringing us together even if it was through strange circumstances. Though we don't all think alike, You asked us to LOVE one another, not understand each other. May all feel the warmth and love of an awesome God this season, and may it reflect some of this in our daily lives. 12/97
Bless you all,
Sheila Martin
In reading one of the posts today...I can't recall exactly which one...it was the one that mentioned not celebrating Christmas, Easter, etc., it caused me to remember a conversation I had with my mother. I was the oldest and was no longer at home and the subject of Christmas came up. I took the opportunity then to tell her that she should start giving presents to my younger brother and sister. I explained to her that by not doing so causes them to lie. I could distinctly remember going to elementary school and high school and when asked about what I got, would proceed to make up a list of gifts I had received.
It was far too embarrassing to admit that we didn't receive anything at all (because no matter how you tried to explain nobody understood). I encouraged my mother and dad at that time to begin buying gifts for my baby brother and sister so they wouldn't have to lie. I told them it is wrong to have a rule that encourages lying and children are too young to really understand why you are not giving them something. They actually started giving gifts from that time on and I was glad my siblings didn't have to go through what us older siblings did. 10/99
How did I feel about Christmas growing up/professing?
It didn't bother me to not celebrate Christmas. In fact I rather enjoyed not having all the hubbub of it.
I've always wondered why American 2x2s didn't believe in Christmas. Here in Australia we celebrate it quite openly. That is we have trees, gifts, turkey etc etc... I remember not long ago an American girl was in a Sunday morning meeting where there was a Christmas tree in the home. Afterwards she said she didn't feel like she could have fellowship in that home?!!! Interesting to hear the differences re: Christmas in New Zealand, Australia, and America.
Christmas was celebrated in my home as a nice family occasion. We always had a great dinner and some moderate gift exchanges.
I was taught that: Santa Claus was a lie that the world told their children.
You know how often we feel regret over the wasted years in the fellowship, missing so much, investing so much without any return, enduring life instead of living it, and losing our children's fun years? It's like losing one's life savings in a failed bank on your 65th birthday.
There is a wonderful scripture for all of us: Phillipians:13:14........"forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus....."
We are enjoying Christmas so much!!! Isn't it wonderful to be wished "Merry Christmas" and to be able to freely and enthusiastically say it back?! I used to hate Christmas because I never knew what to say when wished "Merry Christmas!!" Or how to answer, "Got your Christmas shopping done?" Or, "Is your Christmas tree up yet?"
And to top it off, it is so great to be able to truly "KNOW" and worship the Christ of Christmas!!
It will be a joyous Christmas for us and all the other freed and saved Ex-2x2's!!!
How wonderful!!!
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Comments Made in 1990
I was going to comment on the Christmas thing you mentioned. My husband & I were married in _ _ _ _. I don't recall there being a lot of emphasis on Christmas at that time. Most people just did their own thing in a very conservative way & kept their mouth's shut.
However when our kids began to be born, starting in 1980 -- there was much talk from the workers at special meeting., at conventions, at gospel meetings and Sunday morning meetings.
It was said very definitely and forcefully, that Christmas presents were not to be given!! This is the way the world celebrates a worldly custom.
God's people were not to do this! A Christmas tree or decorations ................ out of the question.
Had we not read in some old testament book (I forget which) how the people brought a tree into a house and WORSHIPPED it? (I don't know about you but my family has never bowed before our Christmas tree and prayed to it!)
I know families here in the _ _ _ _ _ _ that might give their kids Christmas gifts but they wouldn't wrap them in Christmas paper! I personally grew to despise the season because we couldn't participate and didn't do much for our children either. We usually took a trip -- that way we could avoid the whole Christmas thing! After we left meeting and still to this day, our girls wanted to be home to celebrate Christmas morning because it was something they'd not gotten to do when they were little.
Recall as well, that at least here, the workers came for a visit for the Winter Mtgs. which was around Christmas time. About the most concession to Christmas that most people here made was to, maybe, have a poinsettia plant in their house.
Please remember -- we can't go back & reclaim our youth or that of our children. You can say we shouldn't have let the workers control us so much and you are absolutely right...........however, we who were told that the workers were next to God didn't do that. It was also extremely uncomfortable when you were being preached to or about or when the workers came to visit and sat you down and talked to you like disobedient children!
We don't all share the same 2x2 experiences and like I said, mine were so much softer experiences than what many -- the word here is <ENDURED> in their childhood.
Sincerely,
Name Withheld
Posted on the 2x2 List on July 13th, 2004
Our family did not celebrate Christmas although we usually got a couple of new things while we were out of school for the holidays. Perhaps our parents felt we would be TOO out of place to go back to school empty-handed. However, we had to tell some lies, I suppose, because there was no way to explain something we did not understand.
My biggest memory is every year from first grade through eighth, our whole elementary school put on a Christmas pageant with singing and the manger and the whole works. Everyone had a part to play or be in the choir if they were not in a play. We got out of some classes at various times to rehearse, but all were supposed to participate. Well, there would be a night before the school holidays began where the whole production was put on for the parents. The afternoon before would be the final dress rehearsal that took about 2-3 hours of afternoon classes. For weeks, we would practice. However, I KNEW I would not be there at the night production dragging proud parents. My sister and I were AFRAID to even tell our parents because we knew they would not approve of our participating, even during the day as part of our class.
So every year for eight years, we practiced with everyone else but did not SHOW up for the night production.
I cannot even remember what excuses we gave.
I am sure we did not tell the truth and say our parents would NEVER go to such a thing because our religion would find it evil to do so.
Posted on the 2x2 List on July 13th, 2004
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I can relate to this one too. Also, our school had dance lessons during gym class, and guess who had to sit alone in the class pretending to do homework? I didn't get much homework done, but just sat there feeling mortified!
I believe we quietly received one small unwrapped gift. I only remember one gift in all my 18 years at home, but I'm sure there were others.
I learned to lie or pretend to be otherwise occupied when the Christmas discussions happened at school. I never once attended a Christmas concert either.
Posted on the 2x2 List on July 14th, 2004
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I think it's a pretty sad state when you have to lie to the outside about what you do inside the church and then you have to lie to the church about what you do outside the church.
This does not speak well for the members of the church as a whole.
Posted on 2x2 List on July 14th, 2004
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What I can't ever understand about celebrating/not celebrating Christmas in "The Way" is that some people won't let others make their own choices/decisions regarding this holiday.
For example, I know a very faithful hearty family who had a Christmas tree and outside lights and it was all aglow (gasp!) at Wednesday night meeting (albeit the tree was in the family room and we were in the living room; however, it was NOT hidden). They didn't seem to have a problem with it, yet whenever it was mentioned to others, the remark was often, "The workers don't like it." Even though we didn't have a tree, I felt that this family was certainly free to make their own decision in this matter. Whether you have a tree or don't have a tree, does this commend you to God?
I also think about another hearty professing family who always decorate their home with tree boughs and red ribbons hanging in various places in their home (for example, on the family room door archway), but don't believe in having a tree. I guess the tree is OK as long as the branches are torn off the trunk.
Posted to the 2x2 List on July 20th, 2004
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Isn't that the case with most things in the 2x2s?
Women couldn't make decisions about cutting/not cutting their hair or to wear it up or down. People couldn't decide to have/or not have a TV and use discretion in what they allowed their family to watch. The list goes on & on but again there have been changes. While here in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ some years ago; people were encouraged to chop off their radio antennas from their car -- no one seems to worry about them anymore. Also I remember one worker calling them "devil sticks" and he also didn't like RED CARS!!
FWIW --
Posted on the 2x2 List on July 20th, 2004
Name Withheld Christmas at my 2x2 home was the most depressing time of the year. Everyone trying to act as if giving gifts was too worldly and not something a good righteous 2x2 would ever think of doing. While living in Toronto for a few years, I had the blessing of being adopted by a 2x2 family, not really adopted, befriended is maybe the correct word. We did the old under ground Christmas thing,...................giving each other gifts and hiding the tree in the basement so the friends wouldn't black list us. It was one of the most joyful Christmas's I had had in a long time.
Of course, being 2x2 at the time and not saved, I and the family had no problem judging other friends in the city who held private dances. We were very sure they where on the way to Hell!!!!!
By God's amazing Grace, I have toned down the judgments and try to leave that up the Judge of ALL. My own mistakes keep me very busy working out my salvation in God's mercy and Grace and I don't usually have time to judge others.
God's Truth (Jesus Christ) will set us free from the lies of Satan.
Posted on 2x2 List on July 14th, 2004
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Yes, 2x2s in New Zealand and Australia celebrate Christmas in traditional ways. I went to two Sunday morning meetings in Sydney, N.S.W., Australia during the Christmas season in 1976 and there was a tree and plenty of other decorations in the meeting room.
I know when I told 2x2s in the USA, they thought I was lying.
Posted on the 2x2 List on July 13th, 2004
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Surprised to see that he spoke so strongly on the subject of "Christmas". Many of the friends in New Zealand and Ireland send Christmas Cards (of a non-religious nature), have presents for their families, and those with children quite often have a Christmas Tree. The workers here more or less ignore Christmas but I have never heard them speak on the subject, either for or against.
Anyone who buys a Christmas Tree buys it knowing it will be burned in a few days time, and if Eldon (Tenniswood) really believes a Christmas Tree constitutes idol worship, I would have to question his ability to instruct others on the subject of worship.
I was taught that: the "Jesus birth celebration" was a lie that the "false" churches taught their followers. Gift giving was okay, but the indulgence of the world was wrong. "Everything in moderation".
I was taught that: the Christmas tree was a pagan tradition spoken of by the prophet Jeremiah.
I was taught that: "the word Christmas is not even in the bible!"
I remember telling my friends at school about that, and they didn't believe me. :)
Anyway, I've had a pretty constant struggle with the whole Christmas season most of my adult life. For a couple of years, after reading Ralph Woodrow's book about celebrating Christmas, I had a wonderful new freedom to celebrate with freedom.
Love in Him,
Posted on July 13th, 2007
Now I have one rather vivid memory of Christmas.
That was when Jim Ratcliff, a worker, was at our house. We had a tree, presents and Jim played Santa Clause. He was not in a Santa Suit but he opened the door and came in shouting Ho, Ho, Ho and handed out the presents.
I also remember at one point Christmas was then banned.
No more Christmas, and throughout my children's lives in Alberta, there was to be no Christmas either.
I could not stand to see my kids going through the persecution at school each year. I took a spare bed room up stairs and decorated it with a tree, and bought presents, and the kids and I had Christmas upstairs. I never implied at any time that there was any religious affiliation to Christmas. It was just the winter time, they were on a school holiday so we were celebrating. Then they had new toys and gifts to entertain them for the holidays.
Lots & lots of brownie points with my husband of the time. He was furious. Of course my one neighbor who used to drop in for coffee wondered what was wrong with our mentality to have Christmas in a bedroom upstairs. I just
said, that the house was too small and the dog may tear the presents apart, but she still looked dubious.
That is all I remember about Christmas. I believe the Christmas trauma was minimized in my mind because it was too full of other things, that came often to my mind that the whole entire picture was out of whack.
The 2x2's believed in Christmas, they did not believe in Christmas, some still do and some still don't.
Some are in the inside looking out and some are in the outside looking in.
Some get punished for one thing and some for another, and some escape punishment of any kind ever.
That is what it means when they say their way is the same, yesterday, today and forever?
Love, Marge
Posted on July 13, 2004
FWIW, Christmas is also celebrated in Ireland & the UK, although some workers would prefer it not so and special meetings are held on Christmas day, which rather spoils the Christmas dinner, not to mention the kids day.Posted on July 13th, 2004
I thought it strange whenever my mom or anyone I knew that would get a card from my 2/2 relatives, that the cards were always so bland, never any Christian message. I pointed it out one day to an older worker, telling her about the beautiful cards Dayspring makes.
I couldn't get too much of a response out of her.
When in the 2x2s, everybody celebrated Christmas, had trees, presents, decoration, etc. It wasn't spoken about among the friends, but everyone did it and I don't recall anything ever being said by the workers. Christmas is very big with my [professing] parents. We used to leave milk and cookies out for Santa, carrot for the reindeer, the whole kaboodle!
Well, now I have left the 2x2s, I don't celebrate Christmas anymore! (This has nothing to do with my current church affiliation, we have a Christmas service and most people in the church do celebrate Christmas)
I've found that there are differences on this subject in the United States. In Oregon there are differences from city to city, house to house. Locally, one elder's wife has started putting up a small tree in another room other than the room where Sun. A.M. meeting is held. Others decorate their homes but forego a tree, give gifts, etc. My son-in-law who's parents were raised in the group, said he always had a tree. I've heard workers speak against such things in our area, but not all obey them it seems.
In my area of Canada Christmas trees are NOT acceptable although I’ve heard of some of the friends hiding trees. Even heard of an elder and his wife here who put up a Christmas tree in their basement where the workers would never see it!
I'm told that Christmas trees used to be OK but in about 1945 a certain worker went around "cleaning up the Christmas trees." Apparently he went around to the various professing homes and suggested that trees were a no-no. I guess that's about all it took! The trees were history!
I remember Christmas to be a very sorrowful time in my family while I was growing up. My mother, having decided to go back to meeting halfway through her marriage, without bothering to give any reason for it to my dad, suddenly decided that she no longer wanted a Christmas tree in the living room, or any decorations. (No matter that my dad was Catholic and these things were important to him and my brother and I, as children)
I will never forget the year my poor dad took all of the Christmas decorations down to our basement, and he decorated the whole basement, tree and everything. I will never forget that year, sitting downstairs listening to Christmas music and looking at all the beautiful lights, while my dad stood, drink in his hand, with nearly tears going down his cheeks. All the years he had celebrated the season with my mother were now gone...just like her beautiful short hairstyle, her beautiful lipstick and eye shadow, and, most of all, her happy outlook on life. All was gone. The woman he married was long gone. I can remember such sadness in my father. He began to drink even more heavily after that. At the time, I did not really realize what was happening, but I just talked to my dad about that Christmas about a month ago, and he told me about how painful it was for him.
And you can imagine my mother, with her holy, pious, righteous bun, and attitude, sitting upstairs in her chair alone, reading her Bible.....and not understanding ANY of what God was trying to tell her through the words. All the while we were downstairs, trying to celebrate the miracle of God becoming flesh for us, for our sins...and for our salvation. How sad that mom didn't think she needed any part of that.
Christmas for the 2x2s in Ireland was O.K. as far as the workers were concerned, and was celebrated by the friends in much the same way as everyone else. Christmas dinner, Christmas cards, Christmas trees, etc, though Christmas decorations would be perhaps rather restrained.
I believe that the friends would often have a Christmas dinner as well. Maybe not ON Christmas day but it could be on that day. Of course this was only because it was a holiday time and "certainly" NOT to represent Christmas. Who knows for sure!
About Christmas trees:
We certainly saw some changes during my childhood in this regard in Montana. When we were young kids, we usually had a Christmas tree (even though my Dad thought they were way too messy!) and we had meetings in our home. Then, we moved to another town and went to meeting in someone else's home. The wife was a piano teacher and she always had quite an elaborate Christmas tree in her living room. It never seemed to be a problem at that time.
Then there were changes of "authority" and suddenly it was wrong to have a Christmas tree. By then, Dad was not an elder (or at least he was only second in command in our small meeting) and we continued to have Christmas trees anytime we were having the whole family back together for Christmas. (My parents would have continued to have a tree if they wanted even if Dad had been an elder... no wonder people "saw it coming" when I left... I was raised by rebel parents!!) We always exchanged gifts, too. Not elaborate... not many... but always something.
We also had special meetings between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I always thought it was quite ironic that EVERY hall or school we had our special meetings in had a big, beautiful Christmas tree right in the middle of things... it never seemed to "ruin the spirit" for anyone there... I always wondered if I was the only one who even thought about it.
Like I was missing something. It was such a big deal for all my friends, but was just another day at our house. Although there were a couple of Christmas' a fuss was made.
I really enjoy Christmas now! Why? Mainly because my husband's extended family all gathers at somebody’s house on Christmas day, and we visit, eat, laugh, play games, eat, sing, play music, play with the new toys (when the kids aren't looking!), share family stories, eat, etc. It's not so much the gifts, it's being with family. We share our joy at each new addition, and share our grief with each loss. Christmas was never like that before!
Our families did not celebrate Christmas in the same way. I had never so much as heard of ANY professing people who didn't exchange gifts at Christmas time. I loved that time of the year, and looked forward to it. I simply couldn't imagine life without Christmas gifts. On the other hand, Dave had been raised in Oklahoma where Christmas was no different from any other day--no gifts, cards, decorations, dinner, special eats, etc. In fact, celebrating was considered sinful! We didn't discover this until the first Christmas we were married, which was a disaster. I happily bought presents and gaily wrapped them and left them laying on the fireplace hearth in the living room. Whenever someone was coming over, Dave would hide all the presents. We resolved to ask the workers about this before the next Christmas rolled around.
When Hubert Childers and Lecil Sullivan come for a meal, we each told them exactly how our family had viewed and celebrated Christmas. Our problem was obvious. We told the workers we had decided we would do whatever they suggested. My parents had decided they would also. Neither Dave nor my parents thought we would ever celebrate another Christmas with gifts. I still appreciate what Hubert said. "There is never ever anything wrong in giving gifts--at any time." He asked Lecil if he agreed. Lecil did. He also told us that when we had children, we would need to be "wise with the little ones" with regard to Christmas. That settled it for us. Dave's parents told Joe Hobbs, an Oklahoma brother worker, what Hubert said. Joe replied, "Oh, I'm positive Hubert would never have said that. They must have misunderstood him." The misunderstanding was all in Joe's mind. A clear example of the unity that doesn't exist.
Christmas wasn't Jesus' birthday, more like Santa Claus's, we did the whole route even with all the worker relatives, we had a tree, even decorated with lights on the house one year. Gave presents, nice big dinner, etc.
I remember most of the friends entering in with the whole bunch of stuff, until Howard Mooney came to Oregon to be overseer of the state, around 1959-1960 when the next Christmas there weren't very many homes that had Christmas trees anymore. He spoke about trees one night at meeting, I remember. Our family continued to have a tree though, still do at the family Christmas gathering, workers included. They come each year and get their presents too.
Of course, others in states around Oregon thought we were too liberal. My cousin in California wasn't even allowed to get together for potlucks, sings, baseball games, etc. That was another thing we grew up with, the knowledge that the "truth" is certainly different from state to state.
Oh, and don't ever tell anyone to have a "Merry Christmas", or "Happy Easter". That was getting a little too carried away. 4/97
I have fond memories of Christmas when I was little before I professed at 11. My mother was temporarily kind of "out" at the time after marrying a non-professing person. But after I professed & my mother started going back to meetings, everything stopped except for the turkey meal & family getting together. My oldest sister called it the dark ages as she never professed and said that's when all the fun went out of life. (Now, looking back, I agree with her.) We no longer had a tree, gave gifts, or sang Christmas carols as we thought it all to be wrong. But we did enjoy getting together and eating. After I was married we were even stricter about Christmas & didn't even let our kids take part in the Christmas concerts at school. We heard some 2x2's including workers making fun of Christmas but others seemed to celebrate it regardless. It was always a bit confusing to me because I still "secretly" loved the Christmas carols & the fun of gift giving. We now of course celebrate Christmas.
They decided they would compromise and give gifts, but no tree. 10/97
My [2x2] mom really struggled with Christmas. She was raised Lutheran (Norwegian background) and had many wonderful memories and very old treasured Christmas decorations. Some years we had Christmas and some years we didn't...there was a continual argument about it. 10/97
No one can replace or make up for what you lost as a child.
We were not allowed to participate in sports at all. I was in the choir, on the debate team, and a literary club (we read books!). I remember thinking at Christmas time especially, how sad it was that the girls next to me were singing about Jesus, but would never really know him. I often wondered how it could be that Billy Graham wasn't really a Christian either.
Enough childhood memories! I NEVER knew the meaning of Christmas and the gift it really represented until I became a "real" Christian. I'm grateful to God for parting with His son for 33 years. I'm grateful to Mary for being willing to lay her reputation on the line and obey God. I have wonderful memories of reading the Christmas story to my children,
I wish I had memories of my Dad doing the same for us. :-( 12/97
I have read with interest the variety of responses to Christmas and it certainly has brought back memories for me. We never celebrated Christmas from the day my parents professed. Mom always loved telling the story about me (they professed when I was approximately six years old) and the story went something like this.....Mom claimed she sat down with me and explained why we wouldn't be celebrating Christmas anymore....she said she told me that Jesus needed to be celebrated everyday in our lives and that is was wrong to celebrate just one day....then she would say that I looked at her and said, "If that is what Jesus wants then that is fine with me." What did I know? I was six. Anyway, all I can remember is that I dreaded every year when Christmas would come because that time of the year meant that was when I would go into my lying mode. It was just too embarrassing to tell my schoolmates and friends that we didn't get anything for Christmas because we didn't believe in Christmas. So I would make up a list of things that I got for Christmas. Pretty sad, huh?
Now, since I do celebrate Christmas, I find this time of the year a joyous time. At first I celebrated only Santa Claus and the appearances of Christmas, i.e., tree, lights, etc. Now, I find I really enjoy the wonderful music, spirit and thoughts of celebrating Jesus birth. I get all emotional and even cry at the Hallmark commercials. This year, we are going to be with our grandchildren in Albuquerque and we can't wait. They are 3 and 5 years old. What fun it will be! I love giving presents! Anyway, just my thoughts on Christmas. 12/97
Love in him,
I was reading all of the posts about Christmas and thinking the same thing. We were never allowed to believe in the happiness or the thanksgiving of this wonderful holiday as children either. I think it is a shame and I always remember thinking that it was rather hypocritical of us all (truthers) to not celebrate Christ's sacrifice for us sinners. 12/97
For me, the Christmas carols have taken on a whole new meaning. Instead of worthless songs that we used to sing at school, I can truly raise my voice with others and sing for Joy. He HAS come! Not only that, but He has come to SAVE!
Praise be to God. 12/97
Real Meaning of Christmas
By Brian K. Walters
In today’s day and time,
it's easy to lose sight,
of the true meaning of Christmas
and one special night.
When we go shopping,
We say "How much will it cost?"
Then the true meaning of Christmas,
Somehow becomes lost.
Amidst the tinsel, glitter
And ribbons of gold,
We forget about the child,
born on a night so cold.
The children look for Santa
In his big, red sleigh
Never thinking of the baby
Whose bed was made of hay.
In reality when we look into the night sky,
We don't see a sleigh
But a star, burning bright and high.
A faithful reminder,
Of that night so long ago,
And of the child we call Jesus,
Whose love, the world would know.
What is the Real Meaning of Christmas?
Is it Santa Claus - Reindeer and Gifts?
Or is the Birth of a Child "REALLY" About Your Eternal Destiny?
