MERRY CHRISTMAS FREEPERSOne Solitary Life
He was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in another village, where He worked in a carpenter shop until he was thirty. Then for three years he was an itinerant preacher. He never wrote a book. He never held an office. He never had a family or owned a home. He didnt go to college. He never visited a big city. He never traveled two hundred miles from the place where He was born. He did none of the things that usually accompany greatness.He had no credentials but Himself. He was only thirty-three when the tide of public opinion turned against Him. His friends ran away. One of them denied him. He was turned over to His enemies and went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed to a cross between two thieves. While he was dying His executioners gambled for His garments, the only property He had on earth. When He was dead, He was laid in a borrowed grave through the pity of a friend. Nineteen centuries have come and gone, and today He is the central figure of the human race.
All the armies that ever marched,
all the navies that ever sailed,
all the parliaments that ever sat,
all the kings that ever reigned,
put together,
have not affected the life of man on this earth
as much as that one solitary life.
Beautiful.
The Perfect Gift
Packages, packages and presents galore
I sometimes wonder ..
Is there anything left at the store?
Theres red ones and blue ones
With purple and pink
When the children see them
Theyre open in a wink.
We spend hours and hours
Finding this gift and that
This colors not right
Or that just not the right hat
The coat is too long
Or the sleeves are too short
And what was the name of that new toy
A something, something Fort??
Some packages are wrapped
All fancy and frilly
Some packages just end up
Looking downright silly
The papers too gaudy
The ribbons too bright
But we fuss and we fiddle
To get each detail just right.
But GOD had a plan
Oh so many years ago
To bring us a gift
Just splendid to behold
The wrapping HE gave it
Was awesome to see
The paper was the whitest white
And pure as could be
To tie it together
The ribbon was red
To ever remind us
Of the blood HE had shed
GODs gift is just perfect
And without any fuss
HE called HIS name JESUS
And HE gave HIM for us.
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY !!