Thursday, December 27, 2001
Thursday, December 27, 2001
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all.
Robert Louis Stevenson was not the first to transfer all his "rights and privileges" to
someone else. In a sense Jesus became mortal that he might transfer some of his
immortality to us. Jesus became human that he might transfer the spark of divinity to
us. Jesus became a servant that he might transfer us to the status of sons and
daughters. Or as John put it: "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among
us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father,
full of grace and truth."
No wonder we feel a need to celebrate Jesus' coming.
(Titus
2:11
NRSV)
Back in 1891, Robert Louis Stevenson, author of such classics as DR. JEKYLL AND
MR. HYDE and KIDNAPPED, gave a rather odd gift to the daughter of a friend of his.
This friend, Henry Ide, once joked that Christmas was not the happiest day of the year
in his household. His fourteen-year-old daughter, Annie, had been born on Christmas,
and she always complained that she got cheated out of a separate birthday party. So
Robert Louis Stevenson came up with the idea of giving away his birthday. He drew up
a legal document transferring all the "rights and privileges" of his birthday, which fell on
November 13th, to Miss Annie H. Ide. From that day forward, Annie celebrated her
birthday on November 13th.
Dear God, it has been an honor to celebrate this season of Christmas, as Jesus came
into my world to bring me salvation. Amen.
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