Share the Light of Christ With This Christmas Tradition

Let’s Share the Light of Christ This Christmas!In Matthew chapter 5, Jesus gave his famous Sermon on canada goose uk outlet the Mount.

In verses 14 16 of that chapter Christ referred to canada goose store his people as Canada Goose Jackets «the light of the world» and encouraged them to let their light «shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.»

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I’ve always loved these verses, and because of that I got especially excited when I learned Canada Goose online about an initiative to Light the World this Christmas season.

We all know that Christmas lights are symbolic of Christ’s light during the Christmas season, but the Light the World initiative involves more than just putting up some lights.

It involves actively choosing to serve https://www.canadagoosejacket-outlet.ca those around us each day in buy canada goose jacket December so cheap canada goose uk that the light of Christ can shine more brightly within us.

David A. Bednar said, «The whole purpose of this initiative is to celebrate and share the Light of Christ. What Canada Goose sale we hope people will do is not simply think about the Savior during this Christmas season, or even just learn more about Him. What canada goose factory sale we hope is that they will come to know Him by doing what He did.»

I uk canada goose don’t know about you, but I’m really excited about this idea! Not only that, but I think this will become canada goose coats on sale a tradition in our family rather than just a one year initiative.

Keep Christ in Christmas With This Simple Tradition

Every year canada goose uk black friday the Christmas season begins a little bit earlier with a bigger focus on commercialism. This simple tradition will help keep Christ the center of your countdown to Christmas.

So, How Do We Know What to Do?There are always countless ways to serve those around us, Canada Goose Coats On Sale but it’s easy to get caught up in our own lives and lose sight of ways that we can help others.

Fortunately, the Light the World initiative has canada goose uk shop provided some great scaffolding to maintain focus and come up with simple ways to share the light of Christ.

There is a free downloadable advent calendar buy canada goose jacket cheap that gives you ideas of what to do each day in December starting with the first all the way through Christmas (I’ll give descriptions of what to do each day below as well).

The event kicks off on December 1st with a worldwide day of service that I’m excited to participate in.

Don’t get intimidated! You don’t have to do something huge! Remember that what seems like the tiniest act of service to you can mean the world to someone else.

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Daily Activities to Help You Light the WorldHere is a quick canadian goose jacket overview of what each day of the Light the World initiative entails (with a link to a quick video and simple suggestions of how to accomplish each day’s activity).

Again, I love this, because it shows us that in small ways we can accomplish the same types Canada Goose Outlet of miracles that Christ performed. We can «help others see» the good in themselves, or «heal the sick» by donating blood, preparing a nutritious meal, or just canada goose coats simply saying a prayer.

There are so many ways that we can follow the example of Christ in Canada Goose Online our daily lives if we just keep our eyes open for them.