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
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS

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[FreeTheHostages]

Great gif. Wasn't it tara who posted here a couple of weeks ago a cartoon of a "stick-up" of one snowman by another training an electric blowdryer on the victim instead of a gun? LOL

[daisyscarlett]

Good morning all....

Yes, FTH, that was a darling .gif....

[FreeTheHostages]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[daisyscarlett]

This one tickled me too...

[dutchess]

Goodafternoon Miss Daisy. We're still digging out from under 8 inches of snow.... Unfortunately Mr. D. slipped and fell last night taking out the garbage and is home today nursing a bruised rib. Fortunately it was nothing more serious (and Gizmo's loving having his daddy home!)

Have a great day all!

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL !

[MistyCA]

Thanks, John! Did Santa bring you any new toys? I think I need a new computer. This one is getting mighty slow lately. Trying to decide what the best brand would be in another laptop. Do you have any suggestions?

[ST.LOUIE1]

Good morning wolfie...Hope you are having fun frolicking in all that snow you have in your area.

Good morning, Ms.Daisy!

Yep! My pups love it, especially when I make snowballs for them to chase.

Sorry I missed you over the last couple of days.

I was wondering if it was something I said. : )

Loved the stocking graphic and how you pushed John out of the picture, so to speak.
And wasn't he a good sport about it, too.

He was afraid I'd knock his crown off with an iceball. LOL

Hope your Christmas was Merry. How could it not be with dear Whoever stopping by and chatting with us all yesterday?

Very merry, thank you. And yours?
Whoever just made my day! Gosh, what a treat to get to talk to her. : )

Morning, Who.....come again....please? : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

LOL...you must have been reading my mind. :)

Same lady with the wings. She lost her wings, halo, and now wears an ever so slight smile. LOL

[daisyscarlett]

So sorry to hear about Mr. D. And after some good Samaritan plowed out his driveway so he could out today, too....I am sure you and Giz are taking good care of him, though.

[ST.LOUIE1]

If the snow isn't too deep get the old sled out and have some fun.....invigorating!

Hi, Mix!

[daisyscarlett]

We had a wonderful Christmas out here, even though there was no snow. And, yes, hearing from whoever was a wonderful bonus..I gotta go now...bbl.....

[Diver Dave]

Atta Girl, whoever!

[ST.LOUIE1]

I like it! Wish I'd thought of it. : )

[firewalk]

Thanks for the smiles (-:

[MeekOneGOP]

Can you believe THIS?:

Article on FR:
SEN. MURRAY'S PRO-BIN LADEN STATEMENTS
QUOTED ON TALIBAN WEBSITE!

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http://muslimthai.com/talibanonline/article.php?sid=1360&mode=thread&order=0

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Democrat senator praises bin Laden
Posted on Monday, December 23 @ 14:36:54 ICT By Pak Taliban

December 20, 2002, By Art Moore

SEATTLE – Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., told a group of high-school students in her state that the U.S. should adopt Osama bin Laden's nation-building tactics.

"We've got to ask, why is this man so popular around the world?" said Murray, according to the Vancouver Columbian newspaper. "Why are people so supportive of him in many countries that are riddled with poverty?"



The second-term senator, who faces re-election in 2004, was responding to questions from world history students and student government leaders at Columbia River High School in Vancouver, Wash., on Wednesday.

Murray said, according to the Vancouver paper, that bin Laden has been "out in these countries for decades, building schools, building roads, building infrastructure, building day care facilities, building health care facilities, and the people are extremely grateful. We haven't done that."

"How would they look at us today if we had been there helping them with some of that rather than just being the people who are going to bomb in Iraq and go to Afghanistan?" Murray asked.

Murray, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in the 107th Congress, voted against an October Senate resolution – passed by a 77-23 margin – that gives President Bush authority to use military force against Saddam Hussein's regime.

Murray concluded the session with students by challenging them to consider alternatives to war, the Columbian reported. She said that while building up Third World nations is costly, war is expensive too.

"Your generation ought to be thinking about whether we should be better neighbors out in other countries so that they have a different vision of us," said Murray. "It is a debate I think we ought to have."

(The rest of the story trie's to put down Osama with the same old rubbish and a thought, is this why the Kuffar in Afghanistan are trying to set bases of the so called reconstruction phase, thinking if they look like helping the Afghan's that they might start to like them or something? No doubt the Russians did the same thing. What would please us is when you pack and go. (in sha Allah )

Full Version Here

[MeekOneGOP]

Please bump that FR article to keep put it in front of as many FReepers eyes as possible. Thanks !

[MeekOneGOP]

[Diver Dave]

I like it! Wish I'd thought of it. : )

Mornin'/Afternoon Louie. Sometimes, not often, I do manage to spark a good idea. :)

I think that graphic for 'who' expresses the feelings of everyone.

Catch ya later. Hard drive crashed this morning and I'm gonna be busy doing some back-up and probably installing a new drive before I lose everything. Grrrr!

Just wanted to say "Howdy" and hope y'all have a good day.

[ST.LOUIE1]

I like it! Wish I'd thought of it. : )

Mornin'/Afternoon Louie. Sometimes, not often, I do manage to spark a good idea. :)

Hey, you come up with some of the bestest. : )

I think that graphic for 'who' expresses the feelings of everyone.

For sure!

Catch ya later. Hard drive crashed this morning and I'm gonna be busy doing some back-up and probably installing a new drive before I lose everything. Grrrr!

Hate to hear it, Diver. Seems like quite a few are having pc probs of late. Good luck!

Just wanted to say "Howdy" and hope y'all have a good day.

Same to you, guess you're resting up today? : )