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Christmas
Calls Us Home
A candle glows, the star of Bethlehem,
above a tiny nativity where frozen figures stand their roles as they do
faithfully year after year. And just as faithfully, the Christ whose birth
we celebrate, stands guard over our hearts, a stable, immutable presence.
Christmas calls us back and calls us
home, swelling our world with promise, hope, and great expectations. We
become children again, leaving footprints in the snow, tracking the way to
where the heart draws.
Cold and snow drive us to the warmth of
being together. Lights blinking in windows and bright stars in the
darkening sky lead and guide us. Oak, hickory, and pine smoke scents the
crisp air. A thick blanket of snow wraps us in intimate quietness. The
white earth glows in the brimming moonlight and crunches beneath our
booted feet.
Opening the door, fresh baked cookie
steam sheens our pinked-cheek faces. We are home and safe. It’s Christmas
again.
It is the season of redemption that we
carol. New life is His gift, green and fresh as a Christmas tree trimmed
brightly with love, joy, and peace.
The child-man, Jesus, who is the Star of
Bethlehem, the Dayspring, the Candle of Love lighting our hearts, heralds
us back to Him, to a life evergreen and bright, to shine forever against
the night.
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