Christmas evening was met with dismay initially, then later a realization set in. This story is simple but profound. Love and sacrifice are inextricably entwined with one another. Love is willing to sacrifice again and again and sacrifice is a part of love in action. That's where Christmas came from. There is glory in this mistake, and something to remind us that the law of unintended consequences teaches again and again that we are not as smart as we think we are. The Magi saw something more in the stable.
Last night I thought of the familiar Christmas short story of the young couple who didn't have enough money for presents to one another. O Henry's story recounts the boy had a watch that he prized and she had beautiful hair. He sold his watch unbeknownst to her to buy her a beautiful set of combs for her beautiful hair and unknown to him she sold her hair for the money to buy a special band for his prized watch.
Christmas evening was met with dismay initially, then later a realization set in. This story is simple but profound. Love and sacrifice are inextricably entwined with one another. Love is willing to sacrifice again and again and sacrifice is a part of love in action. That's where Christmas came from. There is glory in this mistake, and something to remind us that the law of unintended consequences teaches again and again that we are not as smart as we think we are. The Magi saw something more in the stable.
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