A REAL LIFE CHRISTMAS STORY
A mother of two had just spent a week of frantic searching and shopping for just the right gifts for her family and friends.
The crowds had been thick and rude, the lines were long with tremendous times of frustration, the stores and shops were cluttered with the disarray of inventory that had been rummaged through unendingly and not placed back on the shelves in a manner that was presentable. The two children one eight and one four were tired, and unruly, and behaving badly, more so as mother became frustrated and disenchanted at her seeming inability to find a moment of rest and comfort in the seasons rush.
As the final day of shopping came to an end, and as the reality of the madness screamed in the ears of the mother, she finally reached the car that was some distance from the shopping center, and was able to get her children comfortably seated in the car, she let her emotions overwhelm her, with one long sigh and a few tears.
The Christmas joy that she once knew had escaped her and her regret was evident.
Upon noticing the anguish of the mother the eight year old inquired as to what was wrong.
The answer that the harried mother gave was this, “I don’t know who started this whole mess but they out to take him out and shoot him.”
The eight year old was taken aback by the remark, but responded, “ Mom they already know who it was and they don’t have to shoot him, because they nailed Him to a tree.”
Isaiah 9:2-7
and Isaiah 53:1-12
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