A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-25-02....Christmas Day

Billie and daisyscarlett

[daisyscarlett]

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THE CHRSTMAS STORY
As told by Matthew

THE NATIVITY

This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"--which means, "God with us."

When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.

WISE MEN

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him."

When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. "In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written: "'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.'" Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him."

After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.

GIFTS

On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him."

FLEEING TO EGYPT

So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Out of Egypt I called my son."

When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: "A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more."

After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child's life are dead."

So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."

--Matthew 1:18 - 2:23 New International Version

JESUS IS THE REASON
FOR THE SEASON

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS

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[The Mayor]

A Christmas card for all !!

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Merry Christmas to All and GOD Bless

I love being politically incorrect!!

[AuntB]

Aquamarine, Mudboy and all you freeper types!! I hope you have the most wonderful Christmas ever. We have SO much to be thankful for....especially good people like you!!

Now....I'm diggin' into all those fattening goodies people have been bringing by!! Yummmmmieeeee......

[LadyX]

Ho Ho Ho - - To All You Texas Range Rovers, A Special Message !!

All U weapons R belong to us !!!

The al-Clayda Army awaits U with great anticipation despite the evil in your hearts.
For every one of us U kill,
10,000 more Clays will rise up to de feet (of) you !!

(floods permitting)

~ ~ ~ Be Afraid - - very afraid in 2003 ~ ~ ~

[Pippin]

Hi. LadyX!

Merry Christmas to you!

[firewalk]

Merry Christmas Billie (-:

[Eaker]

Thanks for the news, and Eric is in our prayers.

Merry Christmas

Stay safe; stay armed.

[ST.LOUIE1]

Merry Christmas, Lady! : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Yule Gibbons:

Sweet, but funny! LOL

Merry Christmas, P!

[ST.LOUIE1]

We had a good dusting of snow last night, enough to cover the ground for a white Christmas.
It's just beautiful!

We had '5' inches! My outside Christmas lights never looked so beautiful.

Merry Christmas, Ms.Aqua! : )

[sweetliberty]

Pippin, I am still waiting to see the pictures! Did I miss something?

Here is one of me and Tyler with Santa from '98.

MERRY CHRISTMAS Y'ALL!

[ST.LOUIE1]

Merry Christmas, T-Man.

I'm sure it must be our *Whoever* making you be so nice to Billie these last few days.

She has strange powers that one. : )

Hi, 'Who', wish you were here. : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Here is one of me and Tyler with Santa from '98.

Really nice, Sweet. Cute little fella you have there. : )

Looks like you were trying to 'influence' Santa. Did it work? LOL

[Libertina]

How sweet, Louie. (blush) Thanks. And warm wishes for your own special Christmas day... BTW, how are the treats shaping up? Anything yummy yet? :)

[LadyX]

Forgive the slow response.
The timer went off for the roast beef after my last post, and I had potatoes to mash, gravy to create, rolls to brown, etc.

Good stuff consumed and leftovers put away - pot of fresh coffee just brewed, and I'm kicking back to enjoy a cup of it.

Merry Christmas !!

[ST.LOUIE1]

How sweet, Louie. (blush) Thanks.

: )

And warm wishes for your own special Christmas day...

Thank you, Tina. : )

BTW, how are the treats shaping up? Anything yummy yet? :)

Not yet.....I've yet to open packages.....and won't be having dinner until four thirty. My Aunt Lou will make sure I'm stuffed. : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

,i>Forgive the slow response.
The timer went off for the roast beef after my last post, and I had potatoes to mash, gravy to create, rolls to brown, etc.

Sounds DEELISH! : )

[sweetliberty]

"Looks like you were trying to 'influence' Santa. Did it work?"

Hehe....I'll never tell! *Blush* Here's one of my baby when she was little with Santa.

[LadyX]

(hahaha)
Merry Christmas, hugable woofie toofums..:)))

Be advised on CNN's Connie Chung this evening (8 EST, I think),
Andrea Boccelli will be performing!
That should be a special treat!

[sweetliberty]

And another now that she is not so little any more. Please forgive me for getting carried away...I am missing both of them terribly today.