Christmas is one holiday celebration where all five of our senses are drawn in from all sides. Take a minute to peruse your personal favorites, even if some are memories... It's likely that there are sights, sounds, smells, tastes and touches from every season of our lives.

Listening to Joy Williams sing "Here With Us" this week, a line that always captures my imagination is: "I never knew the hands of God could be so small." Our God was born into our delicate, yet intricate human form. Wonder for a minute what it might have been like to pass from Eternity into that manger...

The one who created man, became one. Laying aside all the glory and attributes of His deity. In one moment, Christ, the Messiah, came as a tiny baby, suddenly immersed in the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and touches of a stable. What were some of those?

Whether we gather with friends or family throughout these next few weeks, let's explore those sights, sounds, smells, tastes and touches from both our lives and then the one life that would change ours.

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
Luke 2:8-14