Here comes an old school way to celebrate Christmas! Turns out the 12 days of Christmas is more than just a cheesy song. The 12 days are the days between Christmas Day (Dec 25) and the Christian holiday of Epiphany (Jan 6). The celebration of Epiphany has fallen out custom, but it is the day that Christians celebrate Jesus' baptism (or the coming of the wise men). Both of which have to do with God becoming a man. So the 12 days are designed to be a continual celebrating the miracle of Jesus' incarnation.
Incarnation literally means becoming flesh. Think Chili-con-carne, which means Chili with Meat(the best kind). So at Christmas God put on meat, put on flesh and came as a baby.
I will be blogged devotionals from Dec 25-Jan 6 to help us reflect on this miracle and season. I know what your thinking, why do we need more Christmas? But here you get a chance to reflect on the Jesus' birth after all the commercialism has long passed. I think this could be a great opportunity to revel in God's mystery and beauty as we transition out of the Christmas season.
More to come....
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