Christmas Advent 2012 Day 13

December 14, 2012 Christmas and Easter are my two most favorite annual celebrations. On Christmas we decorate the inside and outside of the house. I've told some that it looks like Christmas threw-up inside. Over the years we have had different things outside. For several years we had a homemade Mickey Mouse characters nativity. We changed the characters to be a tree decorating party. One year I built a life size nativity using wood, chicken wire, wigs and a Styrofoam heads. One particular night while it was up, the doorbell rang. At the door was the neighbor from across the street. My first reaction was that something was wrong, as there were tears in her eyes. She explained that a few weeks prior she had asked Jesus into her heart and that for the first time she really understood Christmas. Isn't fascinating that the religious leaders could tell Herod where the Messiah was to be born, but never understood who Jesus was. As we read the birth account recorded by Matthew in chapter two is reminded that to know the story is one thing, to know the baby of the story is the main thing. It's something to think about.