Hello my friends. Here is my Christmas letter for 2021 to our kids. My mother in law wrote this for a kid I help her write. We wrote about Mary and Elizabeth’s relationship this year. Christ is the reason for the season. God bless and be inspired! Feel free to use this letter to spark a flame for your own letters. I pray that you feel God give you direction on how you should write in your Christmas letter. God bless Laura
Marry Christmas! You may get this a little early but we wanted you to get it before Christmas! I love this time of year! The music, gifts, food and family are all part of this holiday! But more important then all of that stuff is the birth of Christ.
I’ve been thinking on the relationship of Elizabeth and Mary. How God worked out the birth of John the Baptist and Jesus Christ. It all starts when when an angel comes to talk to Mary about the child she carrying. How scared Mary must of been but the angle told her she had found favor with God and she will give birth to the Son of God and He is to be named Jesus. Elizabeth is the next part of this story. She is Mary relative and dear friend. The angel tells Mary Elizabeth is also pregnant and she should not be afraid. Elizabeth is going to give birth to John Who will tell of Jesus coming and Mary will be blessed with Jesus.
Mary was so excited when she heard of Elizabeth being pregnant that she hurried to see her. When Elizabeth heard Mary voice Her baby (John) leaped for joy in her womb. Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she delivered a message of encouragement to Mary. It was a joyful moment for Mary because she realized that God had blessed her and God fulfilled His promise through her.
Mary Visits Elizabeth Luke 1:39-45
39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40 where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! 43 But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”
We want to encourage you to have the spirit of joy this season. The last few years have been hard for people around the world. But God is always there and He never abandons us! Trust in Him in all you do and listen to His whispers. We are so thankful you are in our lives! God blessed us with you! We pray you have a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year.
