{"id":3267,"date":"2024-12-20T15:04:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T13:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ge\/?p=3267"},"modified":"2024-12-20T15:06:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T13:06:25","slug":"colonels-richard-and-ann-borrett-eet-christmas-greeting-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ge\/en\/2024\/12\/20\/colonels-richard-and-ann-borrett-eet-christmas-greeting-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Colonels Richard and Ann Borrett \u2013 EET Christmas Greeting 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3267\" class=\"elementor elementor-3267 elementor-3260\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9134c38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9134c38\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbcf735\" data-id=\"fbcf735\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61327a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"61327a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSalvationArmyEasternEuropeTerritory%2Fvideos%2F611150648242322%2F&show_text=false&width=560&t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"414\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fbe874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fbe874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>I realised this year, as I was putting up this thorn carving nativity set, that I have been doing this for about 50 years.\u00a0 Every Christmas putting this nativity set up either in my office or at home, it has been very precious to me over the years and it has been a reminder of the mystery of Jesus.\u00a0<\/p><p>Every time I have placed the baby Jesus in the manger, I recall the fact that he is divine and yet he became human for us.\u00a0 He became like us to be with us, to experience all the human nature \u2013 but yet he is divine.\u00a0 It is such a blessing at this time of year to remember this mystery of Jesus and to thank him for all that he is to us.<\/p><p>The mystery of the Christ child is that he brings light into the world.\u00a0 At Christmas time light features very much in our cities.\u00a0 I love to walk around the city particularly at night and see the way that the city council or the government in whatever city I am in, have gone to great lengths to illuminate and to make pretty and beautiful the city.\u00a0 I like to take photos of those things because it reminds me of all the effort that went into lighting up our cities and making them joyful and fun at this time of year.<\/p><p>Light and joy are very closely linked and as we walk amongst the light, whether it be the brightness of summer or the lights of Christmas and winter our hearts are lifted because we sense that light is good.\u00a0 It is something we are drawn to.<\/p><p>Jesus in John\u2019s gospel said in chapter 8 and verse 12 \u201cI am the light of the world, whoever follows me will never walk in darkness\u201d.\u00a0 On these cold nights we sometimes need a light before us to make sure that we do not walk in darkness or we might trip over and fall or stumble and hurt ourselves.\u00a0 We don\u2019t want to do that !\u00a0 But in life also we need a light to guide us and what we celebrate at this time of advent, this time of Christmas, is the coming into the world of the Light of the World &#8211; Jesus himself.\u00a0 As we commit ourselves to following him once again as we meditate upon the Christmas story, we know that we receive his light into our hearts.<\/p><p>So our prayer is that the light of Jesus will shine upon you this Christmas.\u00a0 That you will know his presence in your lives and that you will radiate and reflect that light so that as people look at you they will see the light of Jesus shining in your hearts too.<\/p><p>So as we reflect upon the mystery of Jesus, let us reflect that it is light that is coming into the world.\u00a0 Let us receive that light.\u00a0 Let us reflect that light. 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