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FRANK LANDINO
All I want for Christmas is
my two front teeth, my two front teeth, just my two front teeth…
Do you remember that song growing
up? How simple is that wish? With
the hustle and bustle of the Christ-
mas holiday season, as we run from
this store to that store looking for
that special gift or taking up much of
our valuable time shopping online,
we sometimes forget to slow down
and think about what Christmas is
really all about.
Many years ago, the great evangelist
Dr. Billy Graham, who was known as
'America's pastor', wrote about the
meaning of Christmas, and it is as
profoundly meaningful today as it
was then. He writes,
“In the midst of all upheaval, crisis,
difficulty, problems, and fear comes
the true message of Christmas with
all of its hope, goodwill and cheer.
The message of Christmas has been
terribly misapplied and misunder-
stood for many years. Some think
of business profits, shopping, gifts,
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tinsel, toys and celebration. Others
think only of Bethlehem, of the star
in the sky, shepherds in the field and
angels singing. Still others cynically
ask, “Where is this Prince of Peace in
a world filled with so much trouble?”
The real Christmas message goes far
deeper. It heralds the entrance of
God into human history. It is Heaven
descending to Earth. It is as though a
trumpeter had taken his stand upon
the turrets of time and announced to
a despairing, hopeless and frustrat-
ed world the coming of the Prince of
Peace. It answers all the great ques-
tions that plague the human race at
this hour. The Christmas message is
relevant, revolutionary and reassur-
ing to us today. I believe it can be
summed up in three words: a cradle,
a cross and a crown.
On that first Christmas night, the Bi-
ble tells us about the angel coming
to those fearful shepherds and say-
North Haven Magazine - Holiday Issue 2024