tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87238780003556840592011-12-13T12:10:42.146-08:00Donna Beserra' Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14499094580315904516noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8723878000355684059.post-42971721656879001322011-11-04T23:09:00.000-07:002011-11-04T23:25:06.908-07:002011-11-04T23:25:06.908-07:00'Twas the morning of Christmas and all throughout the land, not a creature was stirring-not even a man.The children were still asleep in their beds, but soon they would waken with joy in their heads. Finally it's Christmas. They run to the tree. What a beautiful sight all the presents they see. With shouts of joy they open their gifts. "Thank you Santa!" they yell like a song; but suddenly deep within my heart I felt something was wrong. I begin to remember, this cannot be right, for long ago on a cold winter's night, a savior was born. He did not come wearing fancy red clothes. He came as a child. Of this, we do know. The angels, they sang. What a marvelous sight. For unto us a savior was born this very night. He came to save us from a dark world of sin. We need only believe and receive him within. As God touched my heart I felt a moment of shame. You see, my children were praising, but in the wrong name. So I picked up a book and said, "Children sit down."<br />It wasn't about Santa or reindeer or such. It was a story of salvation they needed so much. So as I read from this book my children started to see. It was JESUS they should have been thanking when they ran to that tree. For it was a tree he hung upon when he suffered and died for you and me.<br /><br />Merry Christmas and God Bless You All.<br />****** Andy Riner<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Jcy6z8KyTVg" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8723878000355684059-4297172165687900132?l=christmassharing.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H9X5evblzLI9w6JiYXooFn2DZLw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H9X5evblzLI9w6JiYXooFn2DZLw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H9X5evblzLI9w6JiYXooFn2DZLw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H9X5evblzLI9w6JiYXooFn2DZLw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/LjCse/~4/ko9ziB_qOPA" height="1" width="1"/>Donna Beserra' Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14499094580315904516noreply@blogger.com0http://christmassharing.blogspot.com/2011/11/christmas-poem-by-andy-riner.html