The song goes,
“On the first day of Christmas
my true love gave to me….”
The “true love” represents God and the
“me” who receives these
presents is the Christian.
The “partridge in a pear tree”
was Jesus Christ who died on a tree as a gift from God.

Every time a hand reaches out
To help another…. that is Christmas
Every time someone puts anger aside
And strives for understanding
That is Christmas

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May this Christmas be the first of many,
Each more joyous in our growing love,
Revealing more of happiness than any
Riches might provide or pain remove.

Years flow like an unrepentant river,
Carrying the soil of life away,
Holding far more than they can deliver,
Rushing past the certitudes that stay.

In love there is an instance of forever
So shy and lovely it eludes the eye,
The sense of being home when we’re together,
More enduring than a reason why.

As love is born of passion, borne by will,
So may for many years we choose love still.

Submitted by: Sandra

Music: ‘Heart Desire’ © Margi Harrell

Although you’re tired and weary
Just rest the whole night through
As God gives us the mornings
To see all things anew.

Perhaps we have not counted
All our blessings one by one;
Perhaps we have not bothered
To remember whence they come;

If God granted you…70 YEARS OF LIFE…
YOU WOULD SPEND:
23 years sleeping
14 years working
8 years at the television
8 years in amusement
6 years eating

Help me Dear Lord, this day of yours
To battle my troubles and strives this day.
Bring me the light in my heart that you have given to me
And let your presence be evermore.

When days are dark and nights are long
and your faith is fading,
look up there is a ray of hope.
The Father of light is calling you
by your name from above.

When your strength is failing
and you are faltering in your faith
pause for a moment, take a deep breath
and God your Father who is the source
of your strength, will refresh and re-kindle your faith.

You think that God can’t use you because your life’s a mess God made you with potential God wants your very best.
It’s not how good or bad you are that brings the message to light It’s the fact that you’ve been changed by the blood of Jesus Christ.