Monday, December 25, 2000
Monday, December 25, 2000
So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the
manger.
Charlie Brown turns to leave, Bible closed, and Peppermint Patti says, "Hey! Aren't you gonna
finish the story?" Charlie Brown replies, "I think you finished it..." Peppermint Patti may not have
been very humble about what she would get out of Christmas, but she knew that she was loved.
That is the greatest gift of all.
(Luke 2:16
NRSV)
In a PEANUTS cartoon, Charlie Brown is reading the Christmas story: "In those days a decree
went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled." Charlie pauses and turns to
Marcie to explain, "Caesar Augustus was the Emperor of Rome and the most powerful person on
earth! One night in the little town of Bethlehem, a child was born, but no one paid any
attention...After all, he was born in a common stable. Who would have thought that this child one
day would be revered by millions while Caesar Augustus would be almost forgotten?" Peppermint
Patti interrupts and says, "No one paid any attention when I was born either, but now everyone
loves me, and I'm gonna get so many presents for Christmas, it'll make your head swim!"
Dear Jesus, thank you for being my greatest gift. Amen.
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