This is the wondrous and true story of Christmas. The birth of Jesus in Bethlehem of Judea is
the preface. The three-year ministry of
the Master is prologue. The magnificent
substance of the story is His sacrifice, the totally selfless act of dying in
pain on the cross of Calvary to atone for the sins of all of us.
The epilogue is the miracle of the Resurrection, bringing the
assurance that “as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive”
(1 Cor. 15:22).
There would be no Christmas if there had not been Easter. The babe Jesus of Bethlehem would be but
another baby without the redeeming Christ of Gethsemane and Calvary, and the
triumphant fact of the Resurrection.
I believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Eternal,
Living God. His is the greatest that has ever walked the earth. He is the Savior and the Redeemer of the
world. I believe in Him.
For each of you may this be a merry Christmas. But more importantly, I wish for each of you
a time, perhaps only an hour, spent in silent meditation and quiet reflection
on the wonder and the majesty of this, the Son of God. Our joy at this season is because He came
into the world. The peace that comes
from Him, His infinite love which each of us may feel, and an overwhelming
sense of gratitude for that which He freely gave us at so great a cost to
Himself – these are of the true essence of Christmas.
Sister Jane Smith
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