Christmas. The birthday of God made flesh, who took the form of man to rescue us. On the night of his birth, he received three gifts from the Magi. Gold, that likely provided for the family of Joseph as they fled Herod's murderous rage to Egypt. Frankincense, an incense that was used in the temple - to worship. And the most poignant to me - myrrh. Myrrh was used to prepare a body for burial. I often wonder if Mary understood what the gift of myrrh foreshadowed.
The word says that she "treasured these things up in her heart" and I am sure that the memory of this gift came to mind as they prepared Jesus for burial - while perhaps not yet understanding that in three days he would conquer the grave and in so doing open up a way for all of us to become exactly what God meant when he "meant" us. This is Christmas: the great gift of setting things right by God - when we could not.
We all have things that we treasure in our heart. We want you to know that we treasure you. Your graciousness to us. Your generosity. Your unceasing prayers for us as we walk through the valley. You know - we have never been alone. You are treasured. I've said it before - you all look alot like Jesus to me.
Hold each other today. Love Jesus for coming to our rescue.
Merry Christmas from: Jacob, Naomi, Hannah, Noah, Joshua, Lorrie and Marshall
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