An Occasion To Love

Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. (John 20:21)

 For many of us, since we were young children, Christmas has always been a special time for celebrating Jesus’ birth, giving and receiving gifts, and spending time with family and close friends.
But Christmas is not only a time to enjoy these blessings ourselves. It is also the greatest opportunity of the year to tell the world about our precious Saviour.
We have a chance to give the very best gifts this Christmas, not only to the ones we know best and hold dear, but also to neighbours and strangers in our communities, workplace, and ministries. There are those around us whose hearts are weary, who cry out for a comforter; those whose lives are sin-sick and sorrowful, who yearn for a Saviour. They seek a rescuer; they weep inside for a deliverer. They are overwhelmed by fear and uncertainty, hopelessness and discouragement, and beset by problems too big for them to solve.
Jesus loves each of them and wants to take them in His arms. You are His eyes that can see their need and love them, His ears that can hear and respond to their cry, His voice that can comfort them, His tears that can move them, His arms that can embrace them. Will you do your best to help them? Will you give even when it hurts? —M. Fontaine Anchor [1]

Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most. —Ruth Carter Stapleton

[1] M. Fontaine Anchor Christmas: An Occasion To Love