Description
It’s Christmas! What do those two words evoke in you? What do you feel? What images spring to mind? What do you reflect on?
Amidst all the decorations, music, food, gifts and family visits, Christmas can be a time when we join with the angels and praise God. Christmas can be a time when we join with the shepherds and share the good news of Jesus. Christmas can be a time with we join with Mary in treasuring and pondering what God has done in our lives, and in the lives of those around us. And Christmas can be a time when we join with David, the psalmist, to celebrate the faithfulness of God.
This resource gives people the opportunity to reflect on, and respond to, the Christmas story. What do they see, hear, do, feel, and celebrate, when hearing about the birth of Jesus, God’s gift to humankind? Through prayers, creative reflections, story writing, and joyful celebrations, it is hoped that people can praise, ponder, treasure, celebrate, and share the good news of Jesus.
