Sharing the Christmas Story on Christmas Eve
Here we are...the final segment of the faith-filled Christmas series. I hope you have enjoyed these articles I have found to share with you.
Picture this scene. Everyone scrambles to get ready. Pajamas are donned and teeth are brushed. Before prayers are said, there’s to be a gathering in the living room. Each person finds a comfortable place to sit. The lights on the Christmas tree sparkle like diamonds. The smell of your favorite candle burning wafts throughout the room. Can you smell it? Or how about fresh baked cookies right from the oven? It’s Christmas Eve and everybody is waiting to hear the Christmas story.
A Christian Christmas is not complete without sharing the Christmas story. The story of the baby Jesus’ miraculous conception and lowly birth reaffirms our faith during the holiday season. Recounting the story on Christmas Eve prepares us for Christmas Day. We go to sleep thinking of Jesus and wake up with thanksgiving on our lips.
One individual doesn’t have to be responsible for telling the story. The entire family can get involved. Each member can come up with their own unique way of sharing the story. Whatever the idea, encourage each other to express what they feel in their hearts.
Sharing the Christmas story doesn’t have to take place before bedtime either. You could rent a video of the Christmas story and invite friends and other family members over early in the day on Christmas Eve and view it together. Add in some hot cocoa and Christmas cookies and you’ve created a relaxing afternoon. Of course, you may choose Christmas day for this tradition as well.
Whichever setting you choose for the story telling, ask those who are present to describe how the story makes them feel. For instance, I am grateful that God loved me so much that He allowed Jesus to be born. Looking at what Mary and Joseph went through, I am reminded that it is not always easy following God, but in the end God is always faithful.
Jesus was born to save the world. When we share his story at Christmastime, we give special attention to the One whose birth got little attention at the time. Remember the reason for the season!
Picture this scene. Everyone scrambles to get ready. Pajamas are donned and teeth are brushed. Before prayers are said, there’s to be a gathering in the living room. Each person finds a comfortable place to sit. The lights on the Christmas tree sparkle like diamonds. The smell of your favorite candle burning wafts throughout the room. Can you smell it? Or how about fresh baked cookies right from the oven? It’s Christmas Eve and everybody is waiting to hear the Christmas story.
A Christian Christmas is not complete without sharing the Christmas story. The story of the baby Jesus’ miraculous conception and lowly birth reaffirms our faith during the holiday season. Recounting the story on Christmas Eve prepares us for Christmas Day. We go to sleep thinking of Jesus and wake up with thanksgiving on our lips.
One individual doesn’t have to be responsible for telling the story. The entire family can get involved. Each member can come up with their own unique way of sharing the story. Whatever the idea, encourage each other to express what they feel in their hearts.
Sharing the Christmas story doesn’t have to take place before bedtime either. You could rent a video of the Christmas story and invite friends and other family members over early in the day on Christmas Eve and view it together. Add in some hot cocoa and Christmas cookies and you’ve created a relaxing afternoon. Of course, you may choose Christmas day for this tradition as well.
Whichever setting you choose for the story telling, ask those who are present to describe how the story makes them feel. For instance, I am grateful that God loved me so much that He allowed Jesus to be born. Looking at what Mary and Joseph went through, I am reminded that it is not always easy following God, but in the end God is always faithful.
Jesus was born to save the world. When we share his story at Christmastime, we give special attention to the One whose birth got little attention at the time. Remember the reason for the season!
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