Your Part In God's Christmas Pageant

I get a front row seat for the pageant every Advent. Best seats in the house. Even on a busy Sunday they are the last to be filled.

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This morning the view included angels rubbing sleep from their eyes, enormous yawns, a little thumb sucking to cope with the stress, removal of lambs' ears for a closer look, twisting of hair and the look of sheer joy as we clapped along to The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy.

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The excitement of the drama pulled a few "extras" from the congregation.

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I spotted one little guy hopping with excitement near the piano.

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Another little girl joined the cast. I wasn't sure if she was a sheep but she was the best crawler in the group. Dry land could not contain her imagination so she helped us to see what wasn't there by swimming up and down the aisle.

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These "extras" remind us of the intent of the Christmas pageant, to be drawn into the action and see ourselves as characters in God's drama of love.

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What part would you you like to take this year?

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Peter

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