This is an exceptional Christmas celebration
since the members of two churches had the opportunity to attend Christmas
celebrations within a few days of each other and together will soon bring us into
the New Year of 2012. The first
performance was at Grace
Bible Church
where my four great grandchildren and their parents attend regular
services. A few days later the next one
was held at the Alliance
Church . Both were attended by packed crowds. We were taken back in time to the manger
scene with the Wise men and saw them coming from the East in appropriate
regalia to see the newborn babe who would grow in wisdom and stature and bring
light to the world. This wisdom sounds
much like the Golden Rule of Life that I first heard about in the late 1920s at
a small Alberta
country school. Although this rule and
way of living is said to be recommended by all religions and be part of the
life’s journey of each individual, it is obvious that the effort to put it into
practice is challenging. “Whatever you
would like people to do to you, do you also to them.” The daily decisions that help carry out this
rule and then put it into to practice are all a part of life’s challenges and
daily decisions of life’s journey here on Earth.
Another part of the performance included
scenes of Noah and his fellow carpenters preparing to withstand the Great Flood
that had been predicted. If a tiger or
other animal’s head slid off and until recovered we could guess who the performer
was. But it was all great fun to watch
and see how efficiently all the scenes were directed by a few adults. We parents and grandparents thought they were
all wonderful as we watched lines of children of various ages with shiny tiaras
dancing on their heads as they marched back to the stage. We all clapped with delight. Too soon it was time to depart and the back
pews were first to leave to make space available. This provided a safe
mini-stage for my youngest great grandchild whose steps danced back and forth
with one hand clutched to the back of the next pew for safety. Her three older sisters kept a close eye on
their small sister whose quick steps and smiles of delight showed she was
enjoying her little step dance. Suddenly
her joyous smile bent itself into a downward frown. Mommie was missing from the little crowd
nearby. Her three sisters quickly
pointed to their mother walking back in viewing distance and the just-over
year-old dancer returned to her happy performance. Mommie was safely back and that was after all
the most important performance of all for the small dancer.
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