One of my favorite things to do at this time of year is to attend Christmas Cantatas. To hear and see the pageantry of the birth of Jesus is moving and a reminder of the reason we have the Holiday in the first place. I never grow tired of the Greatest Story Ever Told.
This year marks the third Christmas since my nephew died. For his Mom and Dad Christmas has lost some of its zip. Well if truth be told life has as well. I hope that in the not so far future that it will be easier for them. He will never be forgotten, but just maybe a little easier. There are countless others who will be without loved ones this year. For some it will be for another year, and for some this will be the first and worst. Some have been taken by war and some taken by wrecks, and yet others through suicide and natural causes. It doesn't matter how we loose our loved ones the lost can be unbearable. Enter Jesus.
Jesus' birth into this world was to fulfill God's promise to provide a blood atonement for the sin of mankind. For those of us who accept this atonement and trust him as our Savior he becomes much more. He is the comfort in times of heartache and despair. It is tough this time of year for some but God, His Son, and His Holy Spirit is available to all will trust him.
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