This Sunday as my kindergarten
class gathered to hear the morning lesson I suddenly realized I had forgot
something in our celebration time. Still a touch early to start class I asked
my assistant if it would be ok if I ran to the store.
“Run to the store?” she
inquired. “Yes, run to the store.” I replied. Knowing not to question me she
told me to go ahead and go and she would handle any kids who happened to arrive
for class.
Just two blocks down the street
I managed to find a store where I could do what I wanted to do. Entering the
store I went straight for the pastry section and bought a cake. It was going to
be a birthday cake for Jesus. Ever since my grandkids were little every
Christmas we would bake a birthday cake for Jesus. One year after we lit the
candles and sang happy birthday to Jesus it was as if Jesus himself blew the
candles out. The kids loved it, and I treasured it.
This year it was going to be my
Sunday school kindergarten class that would sing Happy Birthday to Jesus. It is
always a joy to hear the kids re-tell the Christmas story as it really
happened. After sharing what Mary experienced we lit the birthday cake and sang
Happy Birthday to Jesus as well as the song ‘Away in the Manger.’
This Christmas we need to stop
and wonder, ‘have we forgotten something? What have we left out of Christmas
that should be in our celebration?’ The common answer to that question is not
the birthday cake but the birthday guest, the one who we are celebrating and
that is Jesus. Getting too involved in buying gifts, wanting gifts, and opening
gifts that we forget the best present of all and that is the Christ child,
Jesus himself.
Stop, look, and ask! Have you
forgotten to include Jesus this year in His own celebration? If so, stop and
invite Him immediately to attend His own party, the party celebration in your
heart.
Happy Birthday Jesus
Merry Christmas everyone else
They Call Me,
Grandma
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