A Baby Changes Everything

As we enjoy our Christmas presents and family today we should stop and remember why we are celebrating this day. Close your eyes and imagine a young girl who is engaged to be married being visited by an angel to tell her that she is to be with child, the Christ child. She is alarmed, for she hasn't been with a man and Joseph would surely put her away for good. I'm sure she cried because, you see, a baby changes everything. If you have ever been with child, you understand what she must be feeling. It was that baby that was born on Christmas that CHANGED the WORLD FOREVER. It's that babe in the manger that we worship, for he came so that we could be changed forever. He came to this earth, not in a palace or for all the world to see, but in a barn with a bunch of animals. That baby would grow up to die on the cross one day, on the day we celebrate his resurrection or Easter. I know that today has a new meaning to me more than ever this year. Oh, we are all guilty of being caught up in traditions, presents, and family; all I ask is that you stop and think...remember who came to Earth on this day. Don't stay in the "Grinch, bah humbug mode" all day. Don't think this is "your day" but instead remember what BABY CHANGED THE WORLD. MERRY CHRISTMAS!