I have posted on the Times Colonist “Spiritually Speaking” blog, the children’s Christmas story I will read at our 10:00 service tomorrow morning.
see: http://blogs.timescolonist.com/2011/12/23/the-christmas-angel/
Reflections on the Journey in Christ by Christopher Page
December 24, 2011 in Christmas Story | Tags: Children's Christmas Story, Christmas Pageant
I have posted on the Times Colonist “Spiritually Speaking” blog, the children’s Christmas story I will read at our 10:00 service tomorrow morning.
see: http://blogs.timescolonist.com/2011/12/23/the-christmas-angel/
You have set my feet in a spacious place ~ Psalm 31:8
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December 26, 2011 at 11:47 am
lindsay
It’s a funny thing with angels, sometimes they come in surprisingly natural forms, sometimes when we least expect them, sometimes when we wait patiently for them. It’s when we stop for a moment, and think about what just happened, and how perfect it all is, is when we feel a warm, almost painfully tender glow … even in our rational thoughts we start to feel amazement and awe. Angels have a funny way of doing that to a person.
December 27, 2011 at 6:24 am
Christopher Page
Conversation at the table following our Christmas morning service when I read this story: “The problem with this story is that the children who are the age it is aimed at do not look at other people according to their colour.”
This was followed by the story of our four year old grand-daughter who when asked about whether she noticed anything about one of the children of colour in our church replied, “She’s tall”.
December 27, 2011 at 11:38 am
lindsay
I’m wondering would your story make sense to a little child if Maria was concerned about being too tall to be an angel?
December 28, 2011 at 6:15 am
Christopher Page
interesting question. I think the reality is that for the most part a four-year-old just does not live in a world of comparisons. my story is probably a story for a bleeding heart liberal who has failed to listen carefully to small children because my well-meaning determination to inculcate “good values” has blinded me to who they really are.
December 28, 2011 at 11:19 am
lindsay
Oh yeah, this makes sense … I’ve put myself in the same situation more often than I’d care to admit. Small children … and big ones … I find can be very understanding when I explain my dilemma … They often come up with amazing out-of-the-box suggestions. It can make for some fantastic, enlightening conversations …