As we celebrate Christ's birth, a thought came to my mind. As we shop for mom, dad, the kids, friends, etc., what does Jesus want for his birthday. It is easy to say peace, to be sin free, but is there something more personal that we can give, something deserving of the King that stepped down from his throne to die for our sins.
I feel it is a question with many answers. For me, I feel he would like my unconditional love and to show that same love to everyone. Sounds cliche I know, perhaps even biblical, but if it is not completely who I am, then perhaps it is what I can completely give.
What Is Faith?
Hebrews 11:1
"It is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see." - NLT
Forgiven
The scene of "Forgiven" is Mt Calvary. A desparing man has a mallet in one hand and a large spike in the other. Both symbolize that each of us is responsible for Christ's death on the cross. Jesus Christ is holding up this broken man; at Christ's feet are broken chains, representing the sin that was overcome at Calvary. There is a trace of blood on Christ's hands, and in the place where the blood has fallen, lillies havegrown.
Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time; accepting hardship as a pathway to peace; taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; trusting that You will make all things right if I surrender to Your will; so that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with you forever in the next. Amen." -Reinhold Niebuhr
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