Journey to Bethlehem

If you every get an opportunity to attend a "Journey to Bethlehem" event sponsored by a local church I urge you to go.  There are activities for the kids as well as an atmosphere of excitement as th time of Christ's birth is recreated.  I just attended my first one a week or so ago and am glad that I did.  It reminded me of what the real message of Christmas should be - the birth of Christ pointing the way to salvation offered by His sacrifice on the cross at Easter.  Here are a couple of pics taken by a good friend of mine to give you a flavor of what Journey to Bethlehem is about.

And even if you can't attend such an event try to keep in mind that Christmas is much more than the decorated tree, the perfect present found, the cookies baked and frosted, or the office party.  It is about the birth of a baby come to save each and everyone of us.  Jesus came so that not one would be lost except by our own choice.  It is my prayer that you will choose to follow Jesus from Bethlehem to the Cross and beyond.
                                                                                                              Blessings, Becky