The Gifts of Christmas Quotes

“recommend listening to The Choir of King’s College from Cambridge, England.”
― Sheila Walsh, The Gifts of Christmas: 25 Joy-Filled Devotions for Advent

“And gently lead, and gently lead, those that are with young. From Handel’s Messiah,
based on Isaiah 40:11”
― Sheila Walsh, The Gifts of Christmas: 25 Joy-Filled Devotions for Advent

“two sheepdogs are mentioned in Psalm 23? They are called goodness and mercy (or “unfailing love”).”
― Sheila Walsh, The Gifts of Christmas: 25 Joy-Filled Devotions for Advent

“points ultimately to Christ, our Good Shepherd.”
― Sheila Walsh, The Gifts of Christmas: 25 Joy-Filled Devotions for Advent

“O holy night, the stars are brightly shining; It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth! Long lay the world in sin and error pining, Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth. “O Holy Night”
― Sheila Walsh, The Gifts of Christmas: 25 Joy-Filled Devotions for Advent

“Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29).”
― Sheila Walsh, The Gifts of Christmas: 25 Joy-Filled Devotions for Advent

“Lambs that were to be used in the temple for sacrifice had to be kept ceremonially clean, unblemished, so they would be wrapped to protect them.”
― Sheila Walsh, The Gifts of Christmas: 25 Joy-Filled Devotions for Advent

“The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger. Luke 2:11–12”
― Sheila Walsh, The Gifts of Christmas: 25 Joy-Filled Devotions for Advent

“messianic Jew, states that the Bethlehem shepherds whom the angel of the Lord appeared to were no ordinary shepherds.”
― Sheila Walsh, The Gifts of Christmas: 25 Joy-Filled Devotions for Advent

“But one night, golden starlight poured over the first tree as a young woman placed her newborn baby in the feedbox. “I wish I could make a cradle for him,” her husband whispered. The mother squeezed his hand and smiled as the starlight shone on the smooth and the sturdy wood. “This manger is beautiful,” she said. The Tale of Three Trees”
― Sheila Walsh, The Gifts of Christmas: 25 Joy-Filled Devotions for Advent

“I am the bright morning star. Revelation 22:16 Star of wonder, star of light, Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to thy perfect Light. “We Three Kings of Orient Are”
― Sheila Walsh, The Gifts of Christmas: 25 Joy-Filled Devotions for Advent

“In his fascinating book The Star of Bethlehem: An Astronomer’s View, Mark Kidger points to something that occurred in 7 BC, two years before the year most scholars agree Christ was born. The planets Jupiter and Saturn passed each other three times that year. That December, when they passed each other for the third time, they met then parted slowly. Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, was considered a sign of royalty. Saturn, the second largest, was seen as a sign of protection. There is an ancient Jewish saying that God created Saturn to protect and watch over Israel.”
― Sheila Walsh, The Gifts of Christmas: 25 Joy-Filled Devotions for Advent