The Truth about Christmas

[GarethM]

Merry Christmas everyone!

We had a group function for Christmas this year. One of our group members (Douglas) is the manager of a Bistro that has a medium size function room on the second floor. This year, we were able to have that room all to ourselves for free. We still had to pay for the food, but Doug got us the staff discount on that as well (about half the menu prices).

For us, the main purpose of this gathering was not to honour the birth of Jesus, because as Sajih pointed out to us, December 25 is not the real birth date of Jesus.

For us, the main purpose was to get together at a time of year where everyone has time off from work, so we can reflect on the past year and talk about our hopes and plans for the coming year. So we are treating December 25 more like an early New Year’s day, instead of the birth of Jesus.

Some of our group members brought along a friend or relative to our gathering. Some were from previous church members. They seemed interested in what we had to say about Jesus and the Bible, and the stuff that we learned from Sajih’s videos and his website articles. It all ended in smiles and good spirits. I think my group will have a few more members before January 1.

On behalf of myself and my group, we wish our Brothers & Sisters from here a safe “Christmas” and our best wishes for 2015.

We want to organise a similar gathering for March 25, but Doug will have to wait and see if the room is available at the time.

In Peace,
Gareth