'Twas the Night Before Christmas...
10:28 PM
…and
Clyde is here, greeting you a Merry Christmas with a glass of milk
and a platter of chocolate chip cookies!
Christmas
has been one of my most favorite events in my entire life. I am and
will always be amazed with this day, not because of family reunions
and the lovely dinner with them, not because of the presents that I
might get to open or the gifts I might give away. There will always,
always be a deeper meaning of this day for me and that is the reason
why I am enthusiastically facing this day.
Two
thousand years ago, there came a little baby which will always remind
me of how great God's love is for us. How that one silent night, a
baby came crying as if announcing to the whole world that He came
with a great news.
I
am in celebration of this day, in awe to be exact, wondering about
that one silent night. Thinking about Mary's relief the moment she
heard the first cry of her newborn. Was she worried about their
location that time? Was she thinking things about the baby's future
just like the other women who've given birth? I was thinking about
that joy she felt the moment she first held that baby she carried
inside her womb for nine months, the moment she felt his warmth in
her arms, that moment she mentioned his name, that name mentioned to
be given to him by the angel, Gabriel (Luke 1:31).
I
was also wondering about that moment when Jesus came to this world. A
tiny baby crying, totally unaware of what he'll go through, but aware
of the sudden change in his surroundings as he searched for the
warmth that his mother's womb has provided for him.
What
did Joseph felt the moment he saw Mary carrying the tiny baby Jesus?
I was wondering what he felt the moment he saw his family being put
together, Jesus now in their hands as a proof of God's promise and
plan for mankind. The moment he realized that he and Mary aren't just
couples anymore but parents.
I
imagine most of these things and to top it all, that reason God has
for everyone all bundled in that one tiny baby. From a baby's cry, to
endless wisdom shared, a channel of God's love to us, to the cross,
to Him defeating death and rising again, to Him ascending to heaven
to his Father.
God
sent his son to us to die for our sins. All because of his great love
for us, he allowed these to happen because God really wanted to be
with us. He just wouldn't want to let go. I love Christmas for it
reminds me of the greatest gift that I have ever received. It reminds
me of the great, great love that God has for us, enough to erase all
of our doubts if anyone do love us truly.
And
as we gather around the table to share a feast with our fellow
families, may we never forget the real reason why we're celebrating
this season, why we have Christmas in the first place. All because of
a baby born in that silent night and the stubborn love of a father to
his sons and daughters.
Merry
Christmas, everyone! God bless you! Now, go on and hug a family member near you tight.
Will you join me in this simple feast of milk and cookies?
"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." -Isaiah 9:6
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| Here's my family, greeting you a Merry Christmas. From: Leo, Nancy, Dane, Casey, Clyde, and Doughnut |
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