Friday, December 25, 2015

SABRINA

Each Christmas morning I take some time before the house begins to fill, and sit by my tree.
It is laden with
treasures.  Not
ornaments of
precious metals or
stones; but plastic
animals and characters that
once hung on a baby
bed mobile; paper
candles and angels
heavy with glitter;
painted ornaments
with smiling small
faces glued to the
center.

When I look
at my tree, I return to
a time when my
children were small
and come to a fuller
understanding of
the gospel of Luke
when he states, “and
Mary took all these things and pondered
them in her heart. “
How many times in
the years after Jesus
birth did Mary reflect
on the night of His
birth, on the visit from
the Magi, the day
Jesus learned to
walk, or His first
words?  God sent His
son into a world of sin
as a tiny baby, a
toddler, growing into
a man, in order that
we might have eternal
life. There is no
greater love.

As you gather today, opening gifts, eating, laughing, celebrating -
as you gaze upon
your tree, your
favorite decoration, or
into the eyes of a
loved one, remember
the sacrifice that was
made for each of us;
take that treasure and
ponder it in your
heart. May the peace and love of that tiny baby, born in a manger, be with you today and always. Merry Christmas