The first of December came with the first dusting of snow, today. It had the feel of December, and some of the look. It makes it seem like it could be about Christmas time. We have been told that Christmas was coming, by our TVs, since before Halloween. It could be true.
This weekend, a lot of people from our church will be involved in The Living Christmas Tree. It is a huge event for us. The number of volunteers is up around 1,000, and that much volunteering adds up to quite a gift to the community. No one is charged for a ticket, or for parking, even though about 50,000 people come. Hours upon hours go into just preparing the arena for the presentation, not to mention the practice time that extends back for months. Tonight a team of people will be there, after the Lady Vols basketball game is over, unloading all the equipment and starting construction of the stage, tree and sets. The professional lighting and sound people will be there rigging their hardware, and programming the operation. There will be no stopping until the first presentation on Saturday afternoon.
Christmas may be talked about constantly on the air, for profit. This weekend it will be presented for free, because of the hard work of "a host of volunteers." Pray that the message about the ultimate gift will not be lost in the clamor about a limited sale.
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