2Corinthians 5:16 From now on, therefore, we
regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from
a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. 17 So if
anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away;
see, everything has become new! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to
himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in
Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses
against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. 20 So we are
ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you
on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew
no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
The
story is told of Christmas Eve 1914 when 100 000 British and German troops
were involved in an unofficial truce along the length of the Western Front.
Captain Sir Edward Hulse Bart reported how a
sing-song which "ended up with 'Auld lang syne' which we all, English,
Scots, Irish, Prussians, Wurttenbergers, etc, joined in. It was absolutely
astounding, and if I had seen it on a cinematograph film I should have sworn
that it was faked ![1]
This
is the stuff of Christmas: it is a time when people connect with one another.
Use this Christmas as an opportunity to make peace with those who differ from
you – in the cause of the Prince of Peace.
Christmas
5. All things New
The Scripture passage for the day is drawn from Reuben Job and Norman
Shawchuck, A Guide to Prayer for Ministers and other Servants, (Nashville,
The Upper Room 1983), 39.
This
reflection is from my own devotional exercises for the day.
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