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Decorating for Christmas - December 12, 2005
Around the first of December, I am ready to adorn the house with Christmas decorations. I drag out boxes and bins filled with decorations of years gone by, and then go shopping to purchase new ones.
Some of the most precious items are those saved from yesteryear, now treasured for the very memories they hold within. Some of the newer Christmas items, such as exterior carpet lighting, make decorating more simple. Old and new, they are place in one room and then another, reminding me of this most special time of year. The tree lights always seem to be a hassle, but worth the efforts when night time arrives and the shimmer of tiny lights fills the room.
Our decorations cannot compare with those of God. Have you noticed how He trimmed the world? He hung the stars and moon against the black sky so that we could enjoy their light. He gave us color galore in the form of four seasons. He gave us sun to make things grow and to warm our aching bones. He ornamented our world with animals to love and other people with whom to form tender relationships. He gave us hearts with which to seek after Him. He decorated the hearts of each of His children with the most beautiful adornment of all. He has wrapped our hearts in His love, and sent us the Christ child, so that we would never be separated from the Father.
I pray this Christmas season, as we all decorate for Christmas, that we will remember God's decorations, and thank Him for them.
Contributed by Marion Smith
Around the first of December, I am ready to adorn the house with Christmas decorations. I drag out boxes and bins filled with decorations of years gone by, and then go shopping to purchase new ones.
Some of the most precious items are those saved from yesteryear, now treasured for the very memories they hold within. Some of the newer Christmas items, such as exterior carpet lighting, make decorating more simple. Old and new, they are place in one room and then another, reminding me of this most special time of year. The tree lights always seem to be a hassle, but worth the efforts when night time arrives and the shimmer of tiny lights fills the room.
Our decorations cannot compare with those of God. Have you noticed how He trimmed the world? He hung the stars and moon against the black sky so that we could enjoy their light. He gave us color galore in the form of four seasons. He gave us sun to make things grow and to warm our aching bones. He ornamented our world with animals to love and other people with whom to form tender relationships. He gave us hearts with which to seek after Him. He decorated the hearts of each of His children with the most beautiful adornment of all. He has wrapped our hearts in His love, and sent us the Christ child, so that we would never be separated from the Father.
I pray this Christmas season, as we all decorate for Christmas, that we will remember God's decorations, and thank Him for them.
Contributed by Marion Smith
