Merry Christmas!

Yes, I know. Yesterday was Christmas. But if you think about it, we should truly be celebrating all year, right? Sometimes I think that all of our celebrating in December will just do me in with all of its busy-ness. So, here I sit on the day after Christmas. All of our "Fa la la-ing" is done. The gifts have been opened; the food has been eaten. There have been months of planning to get everything ready. Sometimes in the midst of all the hustle and bustle, it is easy to forget why we do it all. It is easy to get distracted and forget the miracle we are celebrating. God came to earth wrapped in flesh and it was all part of a plan to save each one of us. It's a mind-blowing miracle! It's more than I can truly comprehend. I am fortunate to be a part of a dance group at church and we have been worshipping to a song called "I Believe" performed by Natalie Grant. The words to this song tell about this wonderful story of Christmas:

"Natalie Grant - I Believe"

In a land far away
Time stood still
Long ago
There were shepherds in fields
Or at least this is how
The story goes
The story goes
Woman with child
And a man with no room
Born in a manger
For telling it too
This is how
The story goes
But it is more than a fable
And it’s more than a fairytale
And more than my mind can conceive

I believe
The Wiseman saw
The baby born the angels called the son of God
Heaven’s child
The great I am
Born to take away my sins through nailed pierced hands
Emmanuel has come
I believe

Two thousand years
Still the story lives on
God’s gift to us
Sent to earth
Wrapped in flesh
His only son
His only son
And the heartbeat of heaven
Confounded our wisdom
But it’s still the simple truth
That sets me free

I believe
The Wiseman saw
The baby born that the angels called the son of God
Heaven’s child
The great I am
Born to take away my sins through nailed pierced hands
Emmanuel has come
And I believe

Precious child
How can it be that God’s great plan
For His story
Would send you to
The lonely tree
That you would come
For one like me

I believe
In a cross
I believe he came for one, he came for all
Heavens child became a plan
Gave his life for me
In spite of all I am
I believe
I believe
Oh I believe
Christmas lives in me
I believe

Play the video to hear the song.


The words to this beautiful song have been ringing through my mind each day during our Christmas preparations and celebrations. I am thankful to constantly be reminded why we are celebrating.

May this amazing truth of what Christmas is stay with you not just during December, but all year long.

Merry Christmas!