Thought for the Week – Helen Caldwell

Luke Chapter 2 Verse 7

“And she brought forth her first born son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger”.

The Christmas Story seems to mean more to me, reading it from the King James Version of the Bible, than any other. It brings back so many childhood memories and I am sure many of you will think that it is a sign of old-age creeping up on me!

Happily, many of the primary schools have their own Nativity productions at this time of year.

There is something very special about seeing and hearing of the Christmas Story through the eyes of a child. This was brought home to me recently at the Dorian Choir Concert, hearing the lovely voices and seeing the bright faces of the Hermitage Primary School Choir, telling the Story in song.

In these politically correct times in which we live, how refreshing it is to know that our children are hearing the Story of Christmas.

Prayer

Dear Lord,
This Christmas, may we all take time out of our busy lives, to remember the wondrous Story of Jesus’ birth.

Amen