X is for eXalting...Christmas Day

X is for Exalting...Jesus is born!

Psalm 40:16

But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation always say, “The Lord be exalted!”

Blessings
Sarah

W is for WISE MEN...Christmas Eve

Adoration of the Magi by Andrea Mantegna

W is for Wise men...

who brought Jesus his first gifts.

Matthew 2:11

When the wise men saw Jesus they bowed down to worship him and gave him gifts of gold, incense and myrrh.

Blessings

Sarah

V is for VIRGIN Mary

Red and Black Madonaa by Vanessa Leonowicz

V is for the Virgin Mary...God’s servant.

Luke 1: 26-28

In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David.  The virgin's name was Mary.  The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored!  The Lord is with you.”

Blessings

Sarah

U is for UNIVERSE

U is for Universe...

God’s magnificent creation.

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

T is for TREES

Christmas Tree by Carol Robinson

T is for Tree...pointing toward heaven.

Matthew 12:33

...for a tree is recognized by its fruit

Blessings

Sarah

S is for SHEPHERDS

S is for Shepherds...

watching over their flock.

Luke 2:15

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."

Blessings

Sarah

R is for REJOICING

R is for Rejoicing...Jesus is born!

Philippians 4:4

Rejoice in the Lord always.  I will say it again: Rejoice!

Blessings

Sarah