Dear Friends,
This is wishing you a Blessed and Merry Christmas!
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. --Isaiah 9:6 KJV
And the music to go with it:
God is With Us!
-T
P.S. If any of you are curious as to our choice of the winter solstice to celebrate Christmas, my church chose the date for Christmas based on scripture: the Gospel of Saint John 3:30: "He [Jesus] must increase, but I must decrease [Saint John the Baptist]."
As the length of the days after the Winter solstice increase, the Winter solstice was chosen as Jesus' birthday ("He must increase") and as length of the days after the Summer solstice decrease, the Summer solstice was chosen as Saint John the Baptist's birthday ("I must decrease").
We also destroyed a bunch of debauchery that was also celebrated on the solstice. Substituted it with a good family friendly holiday!