Show Guest Editorial Editorial- maybe a problem but not drudgery r f Dy Oy REV VERNON vaRNON KENDALL r Pastor Community Baptist Church Christmas may be a problem but It should not become a drudgery There are two lessons about Christmas shopping and aria celebrating which may be learned from the wise wine men of old When the wise men first saw lIaw the star and recognized It 08 Q a sign of ot a royal birth they knew that gifts would be In of orBer er Much thought must have gone Into the picking out of ot ott t expensive gifts for tor the royal child Casper chose gold which represented gifts of substance and spoke of the divine nature of the Baby Jesus gift of frankincense represented represented rep rep- resented the inner treasure of thought and Influence and sp ap spoke 4 e of the sweet savor of prayer offered to Christ Bal Bat brought the strangest myrrh gift gift myrrh the spice used Po len lor This gift spoke eloquently of the suffering and death of the Savior for us One wonders if It as much thought will hn hI given Riven I fn to the I gifts that are opened on this CIri 1 tm i 1 Tb ilif i be given because of a desire dire to give that bin i ill y to the g givers giver's wr heart as al well a m to that of the receive c should not l be e given bec because gIving Riving was wa expected of us Wi or because we received received re re- and must pat fi fn jn n kind Anti And ti when n all nil the Ow r l rush rui ll of Christinas buying i O l over what I i call It l la h tune then Many my ny people lust il lt It r 1 vii o r t to open the present present- thc they h n C ive e ld l i h tchan chin a P e for iOl the f g H Before oar o proF nis fin on Chri 11 I it 1111 hl br be worthwhile III the 1111 of the i wise vis men Pit i n n. n Matthew v say thit when tire they saw the child with Mary Diary his I mother they foil fell down and worshipped him liim Then opening I their ter tl r 1 r. r 11 y 0 t hi MM 1 11 V oi 1 hp P the opening of g rt Thi Chi h id tal II be bo the oriler for us tod today Y I After all the busy bwy days of prep preparation ration it wu d l be hI po I Id I'd t i for far a white while on for tor everyone to sit down Iown and quietly t 1 I Ithe the real real moaning of Christmas and loin join with the he wise men I In worship and adoration of the new born King Worship I would a add d significant meaning to the day and he bo a fitting of nf ll ih ab churches r climax to the whole sea season ean nn Many of the have special services on Christmas lace EI or 1 Day DI All An of them then have hav sen str ices S 'S on the the- weekend tinI before Seek t out the church of your choice t ko time ie out for OJ ship hip The d day dav y will ho hI much more mon meaningful and Its whole purpose will he be brought into sharper focus then Worship then open your yom gifts gifts gift we hope were wele chorea In with love an and care care In this way you can know the true meaning and ble bl i of f Jurist Jurist- rist i i mas |