Village Squire, 1975-12, Page 21Remember Him?
BY ELAINE TOWNSHEND
He was born almost two thousand years
ago. He wasn't born in a hospital; he wasn't
even born in a house.
When the time came for his birth, his
parents were travelling. They stopped at an
inn, but it was full. He was born in the stable
behind the inn. His mother laid him in a
manger filled with sweet-smelling hay.
A star shone directly above the stable,
brighter than any star had shone before. the
light frightened shepherds, who were tending
their sheep on a nearby hillside. But an angel
reassured them telling them not to be afraid.
Three wise men followed the star. They
knelt beside the manger and gave to the baby
gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
He was raised in a land of sand and olive
trees. As he grew, he learned the carpenter's
trade from his father. When he became a
drown man, however. he left his home and
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travelled around the country. Soon he became
famous.
He spoke to multitudes of people and
taught them' with parables. The mothers
orought their little children to sit on his lap.
They called him a preacher and a teacher.
He cleansed the lepers; he gave sight to the
blind, hearing to the deaf and speech to the
dumb; he made the lame to walk. They called
him a healer.
He calmed an angry sea and walked on the
water. He fed five thousand people with five
loaves and two fishes. He raised the dead.
They called him a miracle maker.
Twelve men left their homes and their jobs
to follow him: some of them were fishermen,
and one was a tax collector. They became his
disciples and called him "MastAr".
He called himself the son of God.
Some people praised him, but others
cursed him calling him a liar and a
blasphemer. They sentenced him to death.
One of his disciples betrayed him; another
denied three times that he knew him.
Bearing the sins of all men, he died on a
cross.
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On the third day after his crucifixion, he
rose from the sepulcher and joined his
heavenly Father. Once again his disciples
believed in him. They spread his doctrine and
continued his work with renewed strength.
Now, people around the world read his
story. They praise him in many different
tongues, but they are all familiar with him.
Christmas is the season in which they
commemorate his birth. The celebrations
differ from country to country; each is unique.
Through the years, some traditions have
changed, but he remains at the heart of each
remembrance.
He isn't Santa Claus. The gift he gives
can't be seen, yet it is the most precious
anyone receives.
His birth, life, crucifixion and resurrection
are vital to all mankind.
Does the star atop your Christmas tree
remind you of the one that shone above the
stable in Bethlehem so long ago? On
Christmas Day, do you think of the babe in
the manger?
He is what Christmas is all about.
Remember Him?
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