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by Lynda McKinney Lambert

Christmastide  – 2020

Christmastide – Yuletide – Twelvetide

and ends on

I have GIFTS to share with my readers today.

My ONE WORD for 2020  is  “GIFTS.”

On New Years Day, each year, I select ONE WORD to live by for the entire year.  My theme for 2020 is GIFTS.

Selecting ONE WORD for the year is the most exciting way to live in every aspect of my life.

That word takes on life and becomes my CORE theme – G
IFTS – both giving and receiving GIFTS.

Giving and receiving  are equally important.

I  received many gifts in 2020.

I  gave   many gifts to friends, family, and organizations I support.

GIFTS  are important ~

Followers  of Jesus  understand that we are to be SERVANT LEADERS.  We are often the opposite of what the world says is the path to success.  We seek guidance from God first of all.  If we don’t seek to know his PLAN for us first, then we go off the  God-directed path and can become very confused and  move about in uncertainty.   We are servants who “seek first the Kingdom of God.”  The first thing I ask for each morning is “What will you have me do today?   I need  your guidance and direction for every moment of this day.”

We understand the importance of seeking excellence in all we do – as a gift to our Creator.

Yet, at the same time, we are to be servants – Servant Leaders.

A Christian  learns there is  spiritual  value in giving and receiving gifts.

We SOW and we REAP

We grow in fellowship with Jesus as we practice reciprocity..

ADVENT

Christians  observe the  four Sunday’s before Christmas by lighting ADVENT Candles  for each week.

On Christmas Day we light the white candle, which is the Jesus Candle.

On Christmas Day, we have a group of five candles as we celebrate  Advent. 

  Christmas Day  is the beginning of Christmastide ~

At this time, just 2 days after Christmas, the company has left, the dinners are history, and we have a nice break from the daily grind during the next 12 days.

This is known as CHRISTMASTIDE  (Christmas Time) ,

Twelvetide (for 12  Days of Christmas), and Yuletide.

Christmastide begins on Christmas Eve as  Christians  celebrate the birth of Jesus, the Messiah. the Promised One of God.

What does the song , “The 12 Days of Christmas”  mean?

Click here to solve the mystery?

Giving someone all the gifts in the song would be … pricey.

Instead, let’s give our GIFTS of LOVE to each other and to the world.

Listen now!

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