You know, we should know by now that when God shows up, he shows up BIG! You'd think I'd remember that. But I forget and every year I freak out about the Christmas musical and every year people talk about their hearts being touched by the kids and all they have to share through the service. And again this year...I freaked out. I thought that this musical, this year, BY FAR, was the most difficult we've ever put together. And it probably was. And because it was so difficult, I missed out on how touching it was. And you know what? People were touched. They were touched by our little dancers who danced with their whole hearts for Jesus. They were touched when Matthew sang his solo with a voice as pure as an angel's and with humility that humbled us all. They were touched when the kids offered their "gifts" to the baby Jesus...their wobbly cartwheels, their crayon pictures, their newly acquired flute-playing skills, and, in the case of our Eli, their kisses. And we all realized that Jesus is happy with what we give him. When we play our very best lullaby on our little violins to him and our notes are mostly in tune or when we play a concerto so beautifully that it makes grown men weep...Jesus is happy with that. We just need to humbly and happily bring what we have to offer and God does BIG THINGS with those little gifts!
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