“Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means, “God is with us.”
(Matthew 1.23
NRSV)
A young family was going home for Christmas.
The car was all packed. The mail and the newspaper delivery had
been stopped. A neighbor would keep an eye on the house and feed
the dog. All the gifts for parents, grandparents, aunts and
uncles were somehow fitted into the trunk of the car. They had
plenty of anti freeze in the radiator. Their suitcases and
hanging clothes were in place. They were finally ready to go. The
husband started out of the driveway, when all of a sudden the
wife gasped, "Honey, we've forgotten the baby." It was true. In
all the excitement and the grabbing up of luggage and Christmas
gifts, they had forgotten their most precious cargo their baby.
We can forget the baby, too, if we are not careful. That's easy
to do this time of year.
We see visual reminders, "Don't leave Christ out of
Christmas." And we try to keep that from happening. He IS the
reason for the season.
Lord Jesus, you are my reason to celebrate this season of love and hope. Amen.
Ron Newhouse
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