'WE ALL KNOW THE STORY OF THE VIRGIN BIRTH OF A CHILD BORN IN BETHLEHEM ABOUT TWO THOUSAND YEARS AGO. I AM NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT BUT ABOUT WHAT IT ALL MEANS. I AM NOT REALLY A VERY SPIRITUAL OR RELIGIOUS PERSON BUT I THINK THE IDEAS AND BELIEVES FROM THE STORY ARE IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER.
IT WAS GOD'S WAY OF PROVIDING FOR MANKIND A WAY TO BEING REDEEMED FROM OUR OWN SINS. GOD PROVIDED A PERFECT MAN FOR THE PERFECT MAN WHO HAD SINNED YEARS BEFORE (JESUS CHRIST FOR ADAM). GOD'S SON GAVE UP HIS LIFE SO WE COULD HAVE A SECOND CHANGE.
THE ONLY THING OF VALUE WE CAN GIVE TO GOD IS OUR LOVE AND DEVOTION, ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE WERE PROVIDED BY HIM. THINK OF THIS PLANET WE RIDE ON, THE AIR, THE WATER, THE SUN, MOTHER EARTH (ALL GIFTS OF GOD).
IT IS A STORY OF LOVE AND FORGIVENESS, SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD PRACTICE EVERYDAY. ITS ABOUT SECOND CHANCES. SHOULD WE TOO, NOT BE GIVING SECOND CHANCES TO OTHERS?
HOW ABOUT BEING BORN IN POVERTY? HOW MUCH MORE HUMBLE CAN IT BE, THEN TO BE BORN IN A BARN, WITH FARM ANIMALS? HERE IS A CHILD WHO KNEW HOW TO DO REGULAR (LABOR) WORK (CARPENTRY)? A CHILD WHO GREW TO BE A MAN WHO COULD PREFORM MIRACLES IN THE NAME OF GOD, AND WHO WASHED THE FEET OF HIS DISCIPLES (STUDENTS)?
HE GREW TO BE A MAN, WHO TAUGHT US TO LOVE GOD AND OUR FELLOW MAN (HUMANS). HE TAUGHT FORGIVENESS AND REPENTING.
HE WAS BORN ON A STAR LIT NIGHT, IN A MOMENT OF PEACE. HE SPENT HIS LIFE TEACHING ABOUT PEACE. HE TAUGHT US TO DO THE RIGHT THING. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING, WE NEED TO DO IT RIGHT IN OUR LIVES.
WHATEVER, WE ARE DOING ON CHRISTMAS, REMEMBER THAT THE MOST PRECIOUS THING WE HAVE, IS OUR LIVES. EVERY BREATH WE TAKE IS A BLESSING. WE NEED TO DO IT RIGHT. WE NEED TO REMEMBER ABOUT THIS BIRTH AND WHAT IT MEANS. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
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