Last week the Pastor and adminstrative board of the church I am a member of were discussing the idea of putting up a new website. One member of the board took on the assignment to look into it. He came up with a precious idea, at least, that's how I interpreted it.
Well, it seems that what I thought was the 'new' website design was actually an idea for the Pastor's Sunday sermon entitled, "It's a Wonderful Life". The Pastor had watched the Jimmy Stewart classic and was quite inspired to preach his Sunday morning message from it. Albeit, the Pastor brought into his sermon Job, King David, Solomon, and all of us sitting in the congregation... go figure, it was a brilliant message, a classic in itself.
Just as in the movie, he charged us to think on how things would possibly be had each of us never been born. He challenged the entire congregation to consider that our individual lives have impacted the lives of those around us. Needless to say, it was quite thought provoking. It makes one wonder what type of impact one might be having.
Wouldn't it be something if God gave us a glimpse into our "what if's"? The Pastor provoked us to think further in asking us this question, "What if Christ had never been born?"
While sitting there it occurred to me that the Apostle Paul in answering a similar query put it something like this, We above all men (mankind), would be most miserable. I Cor.15:12-19
This holiday season, remember, that Jesus is, always has been, and always will be the reason for the season.
Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, and have a "Wonderful Life".
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