Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Nativity Slideshow

(Make sure you have your volume on! I've tried to make the slide show as long as the first 3 songs on the Playlist to the right.)

THREE LEVELS OF CHRISTMAS <<<--This is the full version of the story. I have just added the last paragraph of it or so, and changed the wording just a little to fit and for those who just want to read a little bit...)

Christ is no longer an infant in the manger....
For Christmas to last all year long, for it to grow in beauty and meaning and purpose, for it to have the power to change lives, we must celebrate the adult Christ. It is at this level--not as an infant--that our Savior brings his gifts of lasting joy, lasting peace, lasting hope. It was the adult Christ who reached out and touched the untouchable, who loved the unlovable, who so loved us all that even in his agony on the cross he prayed forgiveness for his enemies.
This is the Christ, the adult Christ, who gave us the perfect example and asked us to follow him. Accepting that invitation is the way--the only way--to celebrate Christmas all year and all life long.

2 comments:

Cori Henderson said...

I just love your blog. So Christmasy! Your so good. I just loved that.

Tami said...

That was really really good. I so needed that! Thanks a lot! I love the slide show!