As I write there is a group of kids upstairs working on a Christmasproject--gifts for some folk less fortunate than they. I hope they get the point that their leaders are trying to communicate--we all have something that we can use to make someone else's life better. Our Lord told us that it is more blessed to give than to receive. Our Twenty-first-Century, Western culture has made that a hard lesson to teach. The advertising world takes aim at youngsters, seeking to convince them that the good life consists of something bought in a store or ordered on the internet. Kid's are liable to describe a life without the latest gadget, toy, or accessory as dark and dismal beyond any grown-up's ability to comprehend.During this Christmas season it is important for we parents, grandparents and leaders to push the sled back uphill. Just resisting the "Give-me-more!" mentality is not enough. We need to supply other meaningful messages.It's far from the whole answer, but let me encourage you to put something on your calendar. December 18-20 is the Live Nativity presentation here in Covington. (See the box to the left.) It will help you point your kids to, and remind you of, the real reason Christ came.
It's STTA.
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