We all know the song and can hum the tune, but…with everything that’s built up around the holiday season, it’s easy to forget that Christmas isn’t just a day. It’s a season that runs from December 25 through January 5. For twelve days we celebrate the gift we’ve received in the birth of Christ. And what a gift it is!
This year has been different and harder than so many others. It’s brought challenges we never could have imagined. It’s forced us to change our plans on a regular basis. It’s forced us to think differently about how we worship and gather as the Church. It’s been a year unlike any other.
At UBC, most of our worship experiences during this time will be on YouTube, so we decided to create a guide for you to use at home to help carry you through the season and to give you some ideas for how to continue celebrating and remembering all that Christmas means. Each day has a simple activity and ideas for prayers to offer and much of the guide is structured around Howard Thurman’s poem, “The Work of Christmas.” Here are Thurman’s words:
When the song of the angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and the princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flock,
The work of Christmas begins:
To find the lost,
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry,
To release the prisoner,
To rebuild the nations,
To bring peace among brothers,
To make music in the heart.
We’ll also be posting the daily activities and prayers on our social media, so head over to Facebook and Instagram (@ubc_hattiesburg) and follow us if you aren’t already! Thanks for joining us as we celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas this year!
Download your 12 Days of Christmas Guide HERE.
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