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MERRY CHRISTMAS
MARY BORE CHILD JESUS CHRIST because of Christmas Day. Hark the herald Angels sing Christ is born today and man will live for evermore because of Christmas Day.
Well, even today, as we celebrate the festival of the year; talks are still in motion as: "Is this the right Date of birth of Jesus Christ?"
It was the cold season, and while shepherds watched their flocks by night, all seated on the ground, the angel of the Lord came down and glory shown around. And thus, he said, fear ye not, because I bring you Good News. Peace be on Earth, a Saviour who is Christ the Lord is born today in David's town.
Although Christmas is the festival of the Christian groups, these days, Christmas is being advertised even in the form of advertisement for sales services and offering discounts on gift items. Santa Claus wearing a red cap and red coloured clothes with gifts for distribution.
A sledge pulled by reindeer with Santa Claus sitting in with gifts for distribution. A Christmas tree decorated with jingle bells, tiny blue, green, red, golden colourful dimmer lights, bright stars and the gifts of frankincense, gold and myrrh hanging over the Christmas tree.
In fact, Christmas has reached every home in the form of Greetings through this Digital Platform called Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Threads, Snapchat to mention a few. Christmas is the festival that expresses Love, Joy, Peace and Hope.
"Joy to the World" is a famous Christmas Carol, a hymn written by Issac Watts that describes birth and mostly the Messiah's triumphant return.
Joy to the world the Lord is come, Let Earth receive her King, Let every heart prepare Him room and Heaven and nature sing.
Joy to the world, the Saviour reigns. Let men their songs employ, while fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains repeat the sounding joy.
No more let sins and sorrows grow, nor thorns infest the ground. He comes to make His blessings flow far as the curse is found.
He rules the world with truth and grace and makes the nations prove, the glories of His righteousness and wonders of His love.
Romans 5:12 thus state: "Therefore, as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way, death came to all people because all sinned " In sinful nature, people offered a living sacrifice to blot out their sins and please God
John 1:29 states Jesus Christ has come to takeaway the sins of the world. Furthermore, 1 John 3:5 and Hebrews 9:28 reiterate His sacrifice as a perfect atonement for humanity's sins, thus, fulfilling the Old Testament prophecies.
Churches all over the world gather together in reverence and thanksgiving on this day meditating on the word of God. And on the following day, the 26th of December, there's a community feast in celebration of Christmas. Some minor churches have worship service and the community meal on the same day after the Mass Service.
As mentioned earlier, in the early fourth century the church fixed the date as 25th December, the date of winter solstice in the Roman Empire. It is the month after the Annunciation on March 25, also the Roman date of the spring equinox.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
With warm wishes.
(SHARAD KHAJEKAR)
WORLD COMMUNITY GUARDIAN .........
