A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-24,25,26-03 ~ Let Us Rejoice

Billie

[Billie]

[Billie]

[Billie]

Thank you for FR, Jim!

[Mama_Bear]

Just lovely, Billie! And very interesting about the origin of the Christmas Card.

Thank you for tolerating my continual absence from the threads (if I were you I would have booted me out of the sistah-hood long ago, LOL). After Christmas things should ease up some here. I have missed being able to spend time with some of the Finest people on FR.

I am wishing you a wonderful Christmas and a bright and beautiful New Year.

[ValerieUSA]

K K k k K K k K Gorgeous thread, Billie!

[Diver Dave]

Beautiful, Billie. Just Beautiful. Thank You.

To all our FRiends here at FR's Finest..., May you have a Wonderful Christmas. May Jesus be Glorified with each celebration.

May God Bless and Protect our Armed Forces throughout the world.

[ValerieUSA]

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Billie. A blessed Christmas Eve to all.

[knighthawk]

Merry Christmas!!!

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Merry Christmas Eve !

lookin' for robert blake.....

[deadhead]

[GailA]

The thread is beautiful Billie.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LORD JESUS

[Kudsman]

Good morning to all. This thread is truly a "Hallmark" moment. Very interesting read on the origin of Christmas cards.

I wish the merriest Christmas to all on this most Holy of times. Off to work now.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

[Texagirl4W]

Beautiful post, Billie. May you and yours, and everyone, have a very blessed, safe, and happy Christmas. I just can't post it as eloquently as all of you, but it means the same. lol

[FreeTheHostages]

Oh my gosh! I haven't looked at the thread yet but the hostess greeting is just *so* beautiful!

[FreeTheHostages]

Very lovely, Bilie. Just wonderful.

[Aquamarine]

Just beautiful and interesting, never knew about the origin of the Christmas card. It's hard to imagine a time with no Christmas cards.

Won't be around today but just wanted to wish everyone a......

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[The Mayor]

I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life. —John 8:12

Without the light of Jesus, we would be in the dark about God.

[The Mayor]

December 24, 2003

A Light In The Darkness

Read: Luke 2:25-33

I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life. —John 8:12

Bible In One Year: 1 John 3-5

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An artist was painting a winter scene. Snow blanketed the ground and the pine trees. Night was falling, and the landscape was enveloped in semi-darkness. A log cabin was barely visible in the shadows. The whole scene was one of gloom.

Then the artist used some yellow tints to put the cheerful glow of a lamp in one of the cabin windows. That lone light, its golden rays reflecting on the snow, completely transformed the impression given by the painting. In contrast to the cold darkness of the surrounding forest, that light in the window created a warm feeling of love and security.

What happened on that canvas is a striking portrayal of one of the most dramatic events of all history. When Jesus was born in Bethlehem's stable, a light was placed in this sin-darkened world. The apostle John testified, "In Him was life, and the life was the light of men" (John 1:4).

During this week, as we commemorate the birth of the Lord Jesus, let's be mindful of how much brighter this world is because He came into it. Jesus declared, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life" (John 8:12).

How has Jesus brightened your life? —Richard De Haan

The whole world was lost in the darkness of sin,
The Light of the world is Jesus;
Like sunshine at noonday His glory shone in,
The Light of the world is Jesus. —Bliss

Without the light of Jesus, we would be in the dark about God.