Welcome to South Riding Anglican Church, where we are committed to telling the great story – the story of Jesus Christ, God's only Son and our only Savior.
As a part of telling the great story we are committed to helping all people, including our children, connect with God in meaningful ways. This morning we will share a special form of the telling of the great story – the birth of God into our midst in the person of Jesus will be shared by our children in our Christmas Pageant.
While I affectionately call such pageants "babies in bathrobes," I do so with the greatest respect for the importance of involving our children in telling the story of the one we long for them to worship. Today I praise God for all the children of our parish – we are indeed blessed; and I thank God for all those willing to help to bring this wonderful event to life.
Our children are telling the story today, here in our church. This begs the real question: How do you tell the story – the greatest story ever told? How does your life reflect the truth that God is with us – God is with you? How do you, with words and deed, tell the story of Jesus and what he has done for you to those around you? As you watch our children notice that some speak out with great freedom, and some are quite shy and reserved.; but they all work together to point to Jesus. That's what we need to do as well - work together to point to Jesus.
See you Sunday!
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