Welcome to "Twas the Write Before Christmas Day Four!" The Prompt is :
“It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came without packages, boxes, or bags!’ And he puzzled three hours ’til his puzzler was sore. THEN the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! ‘Maybe Christmas,’ he thought, ’doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!”
– How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Ahhh..... the Wonder of Whoville!
"Well wherever that spark of realization came from , Mr Grinch , you are right. What your tiny heart cannot grasp or does not have room for , is Jesus . He was born in a stable of Bethlehem but just as the poverty surrounded him then , so it is with each one of us . Our hearts are impoverished without His Saving Grace".
"No he did not come with ribbons and tags or packages and bags but with a mighty chorus of Angels singing 'Glory to God in the Highest! and Peace to His people on Earth' "
I was thinking of also maybe watching the movie tonight. Here's the link
Yes! He is the reason and the Spirit and cannot be contained with ribbons and bows.
ReplyDeleteSo wonderfully true!
ReplyDeleteOh, Amen, friend. Amen. He is the best present. I love the deep symbolism entrenched in Christmas.
ReplyDeleteWithout Christ, there is no true joy in Christmas.
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