βFor to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.β
ββIsaiahβ¬ β9β¬:β6β¬ β(ESVβ¬β¬)
Hundreds of years before Luke described and proclaimed the birth of Jesus, the prophet Isaiah foretold of the event saying:
βThe people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.β
ββIsaiahβ¬ β9β¬:β2β¬ (βESVβ¬β¬)
Darkness cannot stand on its own, not having existence in and of itself, but must be described in terms of light, as darkness can only be defined as the absence of light!
“It started like any other night as shepherds kept their sheep, the darkness changed to a guiding light, ‘Come see the Prince of Peace’ “!
~From “In A Manger” ~Butch Richardson
Our carolers gathered around the piano to sing the songs of joy, hope, and light.
“It started like any other night, too dark for me to see. But then I found His glorious light, this Child was born in me “…
“In a manger in Bethlehem, there lies a stranger in a foreign land,
Heaven’s Joy in a manger makes my heart sing;
Holy love in a manger, Christ the King”
~BR
Our crew wishes you a Very Merry Christmas. Growing up in the country can offer a variety of things to play on that might not be found in a more crowded location. Our dear’s were hanging out on their Deere!
John wrote of Jesus: βIn him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.β
ββJohnβ¬ β1β¬:β4β¬-β5β¬ (βESV)
May His Light shine on you today…MERRY CHRISTMAS
βThe Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.β
ββNumbersβ¬ β6β¬:β24β¬-β26β¬ β(ESVβ¬β¬)
Linking with:
Pieced Pastimes, Between Naps on the Porch, Katherines Corner, Follow The Yellow Brick Home,
Life and Linda
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Thank you for this post about the real meaning of Christmas
Beautiful message and wonderful photos. Merry Christmas, Butch, Pam & to all your family!
Merry Christmas to All Pam & Butch! Thank you for sharing The Light!πβ€οΈ
Merry Christmas to ALL of you!
Thank you for the beautiful message.
Thank God Christ is Born!
Merry Christmas to all!
Merry Christmas to you and your family! That’s a nice Deere! Clara β€οΈ
Merry Christmas to one and allπ
Merry Christmas to all.
A most blessed Christmastide filled with family love and sharing, peace, joy
and well being. Thank you for this beautiful message of light and hope that
dispels the darkness and gives life through its eternal word. Lovingly in Him.
Merry Christmas Butch and Pam and family. Thank you for keeping “Christ” in Christmas literally. My pet peeve is seeing “Happy Xmas” on Christmas cards instead of spelling out “Christ”…ok, off my soap box. π₯°
The light fit in perfectly with our candlelight Christmas eve service last night where we all held little white candles and when the lights went down, we lifted them up representing the “Light of the World”
We are all so Blessed
Thank you for your rich and beautiful post, Butch and Pam. God bless you always. God bless us, everyone!
Merry Christmas my dear friends!
So love & adore your sweet & hugely needed positive postsβ€οΈCelebrating Jesus birth is so wonderful and reason for this seasonβΌοΈMerriest Christmas ever dear Butch & Pam & family πβοΈπππΆ
Thanks for letting us know JESUS is the real meaning of CHRISTmas. Love the picture of the Grandkids.