Christmas

1. Luke 1:26-38

2. Matthew 1:18-25

3. Luke 2:1-39

4. Matthew 2:1-15

Come thou long expected King
Come again into our hearts this day.
Be born in us!

Thank you @FayetheAspie
May this day be blessed for you and yours

Thank you FayetheAspie. Here are scriptures uploads that the church I attend had in the lead up to Christmas I have attached them and will in another post some naviety scences as well. Happy Christmas to you.

The 1st was from the 1st December The Readings were from 1 Thessalonians 3 :9-13Psalm 25:1-9, Gospel Luke 21:25-36.

The 2nd was from on the 8th December the sermons was (Malachi 3: 1-4), (Luke3: 1-6).

I wasn't well last week for week 2 so wasn't able to attend Church. I have attached though the sermon from this Sunday the 23rd below.

The Gospel was Luke 1: 39-55. The reading was from Micah 5 2:5a. The Psalm 80 1-8. This is such a powerful psalm and said when in great need to see God.

Over the weeks leading up to Christmas I have shared some of the selected passages have made me sit up and wonder especially at this time of year speaking about the return of Christ. I think many Christians are tired now with the past few years and have been through a lot in the world. We just need to keep on holding on.

The nativity scenes are from different countries in the world.

All the photos in my post above can be clicked on and enlarged. I was moved when I saw these live.

To help out

Photo number 1:

Small nativity scene all in white in the front-Israel

Black Marble to the left –Sudan

Middle nativity scene -Iraq

Sierra Leone to the right is at the back on the front.

Sri Lanka from what I can make out is the front to the right.

That is what I will do for now. Not sure I will do anymore may be unless asked if anyone cannot make it out as I have the photos on my phone. I like cataloguing it seems.

Merry Christmas, everyone! Peace on earth and goodwill to men.

Linus explains the true meaning of Christmas, from A Charlie Brown Christmas, 1965:


I'm not sure the exact chapter and verse, but the speech is from Luke. Widely recognized as one of the great moments of American television.

Oregano I loved your post. I really like Charlie Brown. A few weeks back I just posted my Lucy Brown t shirt in another thread in off topic. Thank you for posting.

I hope everyone here had a good and blessed Christmas.

My family attended Mass on Christmas Eve, but I chose not to go. It may sound strange, but I just don't vibe well with church. My faith and relationship with God and Christ is one that does not need the organization or rituals of any Christian denomination.

Regardless, during the less hectic periods yesterday, my mind just kept wandering to and thinking about what this day means to me now. Before, Christmas was just another day to me, pretty much, wasn't really anything special once I got older and I'd just get money/gift cards for the holiday (and we stopped seriously celebrating it because it takes too much effort).

But now? I mean, I still consider myself a fairly recent convert but now, regardless of its commercialization and secularization, I just kept thinking to myself that today was the day that Christ was born, my Lord and Savior and the one who's love and grace I let into my heart recently. And I felt so happy thinking about that, it was like I couldn't get it out of my head - Christ, the source of humanity's salvation, was born in Bethlehem on this day over 2000 years ago.

God bless.

The 12 Days of Christmas on whychristmas?com

Twelve Days of Christmas - Wikipedia

Princess Viola said:

I hope everyone here had a good and blessed Christmas.

My family attended Mass on Christmas Eve, but I chose not to go. It may sound strange, but I just don't vibe well with church. My faith and relationship with God and Christ is one that does not need the organization or rituals of any Christian denomination.

Regardless, during the less hectic periods yesterday, my mind just kept wandering to and thinking about what this day means to me now. Before, Christmas was just another day to me, pretty much, wasn't really anything special once I got older and I'd just get money/gift cards for the holiday (and we stopped seriously celebrating it because it takes too much effort).

But now? I mean, I still consider myself a fairly recent convert but now, regardless of its commercialization and secularization, I just kept thinking to myself that today was the day that Christ was born, my Lord and Savior and the one who's love and grace I let into my heart recently. And I felt so happy thinking about that, it was like I couldn't get it out of my head - Christ, the source of humanity's salvation, was born in Bethlehem on this day over 2000 years ago.

God bless.

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I am not sure if I have ever replied to a personal post of yours. For I have certainly read a few and have always been supporting you silenty. I just didn't have anything to say and we all have our own journeys and you watch others as we are graced with and people do their own thing and if you can support we should try.

I am a non demontional as well. I don't know anything about you personally but you seem may be quite young in your 20s as a guess. Family seem to play quite a big part in your life, you can gauge a rough idea from that. As I wrote you seem quite young and still carving out your way in the world. We as Christians all have a journey a walk with Christ. It doesn't matter how long you have been on that journey. Some people seem to accelerate very fast on it and someone chronologically of age may actually be far behind someone much younger...the way of the world. My mum has shown me sometimes that viral videos of like children giving words of wisdom. I have never watched one as it is not news and it know it can be done.

I would say try and keep an open mind all your life to the way your journey as a Christian may unfold. Don't write anything off and let things take there course. Pray so you can be guided. Jesus surely loves you and you bring so much to the Christian community. I would keep an open mind and let yourself be guded truly by what you want and prayer. I don't know if you are baptised but as Christian this is important as well. I have to tell the truth. I have discussed this with my rector who speaks the truth. I have not attended church for very many years in my walk through ill health and I was young and didn't want a miracle/healing so it was like what is the point of going and no I don't want a miracle. Yes I have seen miracles with my own for others and I have always believed in them.. Christanity is so much more than this and I always had that burning love in my heart for Jesus and my father as you do which is the most important thing and then kidness for others always, always keep it simple.

Being baptised you become part of that body of Christ and marked with it. This further allows you to develop spiritually and no you do not have to church all the time and I shouldn't say that but God knows every situation and it is dependent on how you are. For if seriously unwell in mind or body well logically nothing needs to be said. Some people are to serve in the church obviously as I have done earlier in my life. You can always follow on online to something of your chosing. I tend to think there are so many church's and we are graced with our choosing as non demonational. The church I go to the service is just 30 mins and silent pretty much and small..perfecto for me. Someone else may need a lot of music. There is a lot of choice and I would think the right one for everything. Keep that open mind and I wish you well and I have to get on with my day. Keep on going.