Good Thursday morning, and a fine Merry Christmas to you! The next couple of workdays will see a lot of what can best be described as non-work. Many places will see everyone take a bit of a break before Christmas and New Year's Day. How many workplaces are too scared of political correctness to celebrate the birth of Jesus? Probably almost all of them. That is a sad commentary on what began as a Christian nation.
Last night we held our annual Christmas quiz in Bible study. This is one where we try to spot the errors in the story of Jesus birth. No, not the real story, but the one with a stable, cattle, hay, three kings, a little drummer boy, and a few other "oopses" included in the story. The Bible doesn't say how many kings or wise men made the trip, nor does it say anything about cows, hay, or stables. It is interesting to see how many things have crept into the nativity story over the years from songs, poems, and stories. Does that make them wrong? No, just like December the 25th, we do not know that those things were not there and that God didn't guide someone to add them to the story. The manger could very well have been in a stable, and an innkeeper might have been involved in telling Mary and Joseph that there was no room for them. Praise God that the world can see Nativity scenes and the Baby Jesus, that is a great place for a non-believer to start. Perhaps somewhere on this Christmas, someone who does not believe will ask, "Why do they celebrate the birth of this particular child?" I am sure that God will have a Christ-one there to share the Good News that arrived with that birth.
Have a fine celebration of the birth of Christ!
Bucky
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