CHILDLIKE

Snippet

Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time.” ― Laura Ingalls Wilder

Scripture

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5 he[b] predestined us for adoption to sonship[c] through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. 7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace 8 that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, 9 he[d] made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10 to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ. Ephesians 1:3-10 NIV

Song

You Gotta Get Up by Rich Mullins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX60F472GFw

"I thought Christmas Day would never come

But it's here at last so mom and dad the waiting's finally done

And you gotta get up ~ you gotta get up ~ you gotta get up

It's Christmas morning

Last night I heard reindeers on my roof

Well you may think I'm exaggerating but I swear I'm tellin' you the truth

And you gotta get up ~ you gotta get up ~ you gotta get up

It's Christmas morning

Did my sister get a baby doll? Did my brother get his bike?

Did I get that red wagon the kind that makes you fly?

Oh I hope there'll be peace on earth

I know there's good will toward men

On account of that Baby born in Bethlehem

Did my sister get her baby doll? Did my brother get his bike?

Did I get that red wagon the kind that makes you fly?

Oh I hope there'll be peace on earth

I know there's good will toward men

On account of that Baby born in Bethlehem

Mom and Daddy stayed up too late last night

Oh I guess they got carried away in the Christmas candlelight

And you gotta get up ~ you gotta get up ~ you gotta get up

It's Christmas morning

Sentence Prayer

Jesus

May my Joy be greater

Than a little kid

On Christmas morning

And every morning in You

Amen