‘“What is that?”
Little Cub asked in wonder, as she watched the dancing lights in the sky.
“That is God at
work, Little Cub.”
God Gave Us
Christmas, by Lisa Tawn Bergren and David Hohn
At Christmas time, I read God Gave Us Christmas to
the class. It’s a sweet story of a mother polar bear explaining the true
meaning of Christmas to her little cub.
This month as the class was learning about the Arctic, we
came across a picture of the Northern Lights.
“That’s God working!” several students remembered.
And so He is. He’s at
work painting the sky. The Northern Lights, with their colorful, swirling brilliance,
exemplify His artistry.
The kids painted their interpretations of the Northern
Lights, and each child’s artwork was an original---like the kids themselves. No
two are exactly alike.
God is working. He’s working in the lives of these
children---each one as unique as the ever-changing evening sky, which never looks
exactly the same as the night before.
God is working, making all things new. His mercies are new
every morning, as fresh and original as the sunrise. And for those of us who belong
to Him, He is making us into something new.
God is working. He’s shining a light in the darkness.
‘“That’s God at
work, Little Cub. He sent his only Son as a baby so we would know the light
from the dark, Jesus the Light of the world.
“Jesus is how God
gave us Christmas.”' (Bergren and Hohn)
“In the beginning was
the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the
beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing
was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And
the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” John 1: 1-5
