MEDITATION:
Written by Laura Metzger
For as long as I can remember, I have had the same nativity scene on my Christmas tree. It was on my parent’s tree for as far back as I can remember, and it has had a special place on our family tree since we were married. It’s a humble nativity from the 1950s…made of cardboard, with pretty, ceramic figures adoring the Christ child, and with glitter adorning the roof. If positioned just right, a light will shine through the star at the front of the stable. I remember a few of the ornaments that were traditions in our family – a small string of gold paper stars my grandmother made, some ornaments some crafty friends of my mother’s handmade (and are still on my tree today), some pretty glass ornaments I remember always being told to be careful with when we were decorating the tree, a few decorations I received as a child, and this nativity scene. Today the nativity is always put front and center, on our tree. It brings back so many memories of Christmases past, and hope for Christmases to come. It reflects what Christmas is about – God with us in a world where we desperately need him!
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 24:1-10
MUSIC VIDEO: Away in a Manger
Performed by Paul Wickham
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Laura – Sweet devotional today ~ old things (I like to think of them as traditional) remind us how valuable the concept of “old” is, increasingly important as I inch my way farther out on the branch!
Speaking of which….hope the Birthday Bourguignon is in the pipeline to help celebrate the grand occasion of your birth. Big power outage all over Del Mar. Hope that is not interrupting the creation of your favorite dish!
More later – and H*A*P*P*Y B*I*R*T*H*D*A*Y !!! …nina
On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 6:03 AM Pathways Press.com wrote:
> metzgerl posted: ” MEDITATION: Written by Laura Metzger For as long as I > can remember, I have had the same nativity scene on my Christmas tree. It > was on my parent’s tree for as far back as I can remember, and it has had a > special place on our family tree since we ” >