The Christmas special was my first taste . If I recall I would have been 4 the first time I watched it . On a 20 inch black and white T.V . It became a tradition . Especially knowing that you could only see it when it aired ,we had no VCR's ,no DVD's . So you made sure you knew when it was on our local CBC affiliate. One of our 2 channels and on a good day we might get 3 . So it was very special . My mom would always make sure she would know when it was on so I would not miss it .
Since that time I probably have watched it over 200 times with the advent of VCR's and now DVD's. Yes I own it.Watch it sometime even in summer . I know I'm sick .
That special is very dear to my heart. It has always moved me but one time back when I was between 18-19 it moved me to tears. I had to compose myself . When Charlie Brown calls out ,"Is There Anybody who can tell me what Chroistmas is all about?", and Linus gets up tells him he can tell him and directly quotes the passage from Luke . It shook me . Here I was a tough guy , don't laugh . I listened to hard rock , loved the big bad Bruins etc... I had to go to the bathroom and compose myself . Why did it begin to effect me that way. Looking back on my path to Jesus , God used good old ,rounded head Charlie Brown and Linus the preacher to begin my steps to belief.
But that is the power of the word of God. It is living and active because it is God breathed . Hebrews 4 : [12] For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart". The Holy Spirit took that word and began a work .
That is why I'm so thankful in this day and age when children who have no exposer to the truth of Jesus have a mini sermon preached by a blanket carrying kid. Hopefully one day I will sit with my grand kids and watch it and I will tell them my little story , pray with them and tuck them into bed . God is great is He not .
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Two hundred times? That's the biggest understatement of the year. Maybe double that. If I turned that show on, and turned off the sound, everybody in this house could say the dialogue. It is not weird to watch it in June, Dear. These people who throw up a tree Christmas Eve and whip it down Boxing Day are missing the point. Our traditions start much earlier. I remember coming home from shopping (here's a hint, it was a Yard Sale) and Christmas carols were playing. Ok, it was my birthday, September 26. I think the final decorations came down sometime Juneish. I've found since my cancer, I appreciate what Our Lord has down for me, even more. For the record, Christmas is not about the jolly guy dressed in red. It's about the God man who came to earth as a willing sacrifice in our place that we deserved, so that we could be His chosen people. "Worthy is the lamb who taketh away the sins of the world..." I hope I'm sitting there with you and the grandkids, too. Love you, Mrs Reg
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