27-Dec-2018 - 3rd Day of Christmas

I am grateful to the various sites from where I picked up ideas for the write-ups, images and videos that happened to touch my heart while preparing myself and my children on this Advent journey in faith .. I have tried giving credits where I could.. I have tailored the materials accordingly to suit my needs. My sincere apologies if I have not given due credit in all places. - Sabrina D'Mello

On the 3rd day of Christmas my true love gave to me...

Three French Hens

The Three Theological Virtues: 1) Faith, 2) Hope, and 3) Love (1 Corinthians 13:13)

Let’s watch the Scriptures Luke 2:10

(Credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnkDMQmHeYE)

Reflection

When the shepherds first saw the brightness of the angel, and the surpassing brightness of God’s own glory, they were gripped with fear. But as the angel announced the birth of God’s Son, their great fear gave way to greater joy. The joy which the angel came to announce was a universal joy - to all people. 

The glad tidings of Christmas is that the Son of God has come into the world, as a Son of Man, to be ever with us till the end of time.  Emmanuel, God is with us.

Christmas Symbol : 

Hay

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Hay is either burned or else used for animal bedding. It is the rough stalks of wheat, oats, or barley, left over after the grain is harvested. Grain is food but stalks are inedible. Hence, farmers use hay as bedding for livestock because the animals won't eat it.

Upon His birth, Jesus was placed on a bed of hay. Joseph put hay into the manager because he knew that the animals would not be trying to eat it while Jesus slept.

Today gather some soft material like hay or cotton and make a soft bed for the baby Jesus in your crib remembering that first Christmas.

Prayer

Lord, everything in life has a purpose, and sometimes an unexpected one. Do I feel like I'm in a place where I don't belong, like hay in a manger? Open my spiritual eyes, Lord, so that I can understand that Your plan is at work in this unusual circumstance, even if I don't see how. Amen.

Let’s sing along with this carol - 

Jingle Bells

(Credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7s2VjwQSMw)

Quiz Time 

Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas time with the endless unrestrained and often silly buying of gifts is that we don’t quite know how to put our love into words.