TWAS
THE SUNDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS!
Luke
2:16-19
16
And
they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
17
And
when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them
concerning this child.
18
And
all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the
shepherds.
19
But
Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
‘Twas
the Sunday before Christmas and all through the church children were scurrying
and teachers were in a lurch. The costumes were scattered and some all askew
but the preacher was smiling at this old story still new.
I
wore the old blue bathrobe and a towel on my head that made me a shepherd with
wonder and dread. The doll in the manger and Mary in blue were only actors we
knew. Tommy and Joey and Sally and Sue all played a part in the old story now
new.
The
coat hanger halo
with tinsel and glue gave the bed sheet clad angels a wonderful hue. Their
wings made of paper were tied with gold string and they sang off key to their
new baby king.
Joseph
and Mary
and shepherds and kings say Joy to the World is the message we bring! Then off
to the kitchen for cookies and punch all knowing that it would ruin our lunch.
Today,
once again,
we replay this old story and thank all the workers who help us bring
glory to the babe in the manger who came down from heaven.
Luke
2:20
20
And
the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that
they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
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