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2004: I TOO SHALL LIVE
 
We live in a world where unimaginable cruelty and atrocities are now commonplace. As we look to Christmas this year, we no longer have a world full of 'sugarplums dancing in our heads.' Instead, we live in an uncertain time where words like 'terrorism' have bcome part of our children's vocabulary.

So why, then, should we even celebrate Christmas? Because Christmas was the great advent of hope in the world. Christmas was not just a baby in a manger. It was the fulfillment of God's promise to save us, to shelter us, to redeem us from the world and its evil. And He kept that promise. This year's ornament features the babe in a manger resting in the shadow of a cross made of nails with the words "HE IS RISEN." Many would say the symbol of the cross and the joyous news that Christ is alive in the world today befit an Easter ornament better than a Christmas ornament. But, praise God, the joyous news that Jesus is alive makes all life worth living and befits all seasons of the year. Though the 'Heart of Christmas' began in a manger, it does not end there. The 'Heart of Christmas' is that Jesus was born in a stable, laid in a manger, lived among us, died on a cross and rose from the grave. Without the power of the cross, the simplicity of the manger loses its meaning. With it, we can make it through these uncertain times and live forever with the Giver of life. "HE IS RISEN." I TOO SHALL LIVE.
 
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