THE JESSE TREE SERIES:
What does Christmas Day entail for our Jesse tree?
THE SON OF GOD
SCRIPTURE: John 1:1-18.
As we complete our Jesse Tree Series,
it is though we are back to the beginning. This passage starts with 'In
the beginning was the Word and the Word was God...' At the beginning
of our Jesse Tree series we focused on God and Creation. This passage completes
the cycle, since our focus once again is on the person of God. This time
however, the birth of Christ, His Son brings to fruition the promises made
through the prophets to send the Messiah who would save them from their sins.
THE PERSON: SON OF GOD.
Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the
Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. He humbled himself to be born of a
woman-Mary, in order that humanity may be saved from their sins. He is the
Anointed One, chosen to place humanity at rights again with God.
He was the One whose reign will never
end from the descendant of the King of David.
THE EVENT/THEME: THE SON OF GOD: During our reflection time today, let us ponder on the theme of the Son
of God.
We may wish to
1.
Offer a prayer of gratefulness for His birth so that we may be saved.
2.
Rediscover the delights of the Christmas story.
3.
Make a practical commitment: As today's theme is the Son of God, we may wish to:
o
Listen, read and hear the Christmas
story with fresh ears and discover a fresh insight. Ask Jesus who saved you to
point you to this insight.
o
Make time to visit the manger and
ponder there each day during Christmastide season.
SYMBOL 28: CHI RHO
SYMBOL
Let us remember all the characters of
the Christmas story. Let us welcome Jesus into our lives and worship
the Son of God as we prepare our twenty eighth symbol (twenty-seven cut
out symbol) and place it on the tree.
This now concludes the Jesse Tree Series. I hope that by focusing on the scripture, person, events/themes and symbol teach day during Advent hat you may have gained a greater understanding of the Jesse Tree story.
May I wish all my
readers my brothers and sisters in Christ
a very happy
Christmas.
Remember Christmas is
not just a day
JESUS IS THE REASON
FOR THE SEASON.
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