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Recently, a new graphic novel came out by Charlie Mackesy entitled, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse which is the story of living courageously with kindness and following your dreams. After quickly reading and reflecting on his work, I came up with my own story based on his characters and the familiar Christmas story, but mine is entitled, The Baby, the Lamb, the Lion and the Eagle. Perhaps I will publish it if I can find a suitable artist.

Then there is the classic poem, “Twas the NIght Before Christmas”. There are many renditions and parodies that one can read and chuckle. Again, I always like to play around with words and come up with something a little different and so here goes:

Twas a few weeks before Christmas and all through the streets People were still frightful and didn’t really want to meet. The shopping was done all on-line with such care In hopes that Amazon delivered out there. The children were texting all ready for movies they’d seen While visions of the messages danced on their screens. And mom in her PJ’s and I in my sweats Had prepared our brains - another lock-down - you bet! When out on the deck there arose such a noise. I jumped from the couch and yelled at the boys Away to the window I let out a cry Pulled at the curtains and gasped, “oh my!” The light on the sidewalk of freshly shoveled snow Gave a luster of Christmas lights to objects below. When what to my blurry eyes did I see But a chorus of angels singing with glee With wings of celestials so eager to fly I knew in a moment they would drift to the sky More rapid than transit the angels did appear You thought I’d mention Santa and his tiny reindeer. Didn’t you?

Christmas is more than the big red guy, Christmas lights picked up, strung up and lit up and enough food on the table to feed a small army. It’s really about the greatest gift of all, a newborn baby called Immanuel - God with us. And so as we celebrate, hibernate, congregate this Christmas season, let us remind ourselves that this little baby grew up, became a man and saved us from eternal punishment. If we only admit our sin, believe God sent Jesus to fix our sin and if we confess him as Lord of every part of our life, we can be saved. Feliz Navidad!

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.(ESB) John 3:16