Praise The Lord!!!!!
(Message Fowarded By My Friend)
Christmas Greetings Friend to you and yours,
Dear Friend,
I pray that God's Blessings continue to rain down
upon
you. As we quickly approach this 2001 Christmas
Season, we begin to carry
out our various Christmas traditions. One of the many
things that I
love about Christmas is the Christmas songs. I can
even ocassionally be
found to be singing them all year long.
One song that I am sure we have all heard are sung is
the "12 days of
Christmas". I ran across this last year and thought
you might want to
hear the meaning around that song. I don't know if
this is true or not,
but it always good to give Glory to God when we can.
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When most people hear of "The Twelve Days of
Christmas" they think of
the song. This song had its origins as a teaching tool
to instruct young
people in the meaning and content of the Christian
Faith.
>From 1558 to 1829 Roman Catholic�s in England were not
able to practice
their faith openly so they had to find other ways to
pass on their
beliefs. The song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is
one example of how they
did it and is in a sense an allegory.
Each of the items in the song represents something of
religious
significance. The hidden meaning of each gift was
designed to help young
Christians learn their faith. So the next time you
hear "The Twelve Days of
Christmas" consider how this otherwise non-religious
sounding song had
its origins in the Christian faith.
Days of
The song goes: "On the first day of Christmas my true
love gave to
me..."
The "true love" represents God and the "me" who
receives these presents
as the Christian.
The "partridge in a pear tree" was Jesus Christ who
died on a tree as a
gift from God.
The "two turtle doves" were the Old and New Testaments
- another gift
from God.
The "three French hens" were faith, hope and love -
the three gifts of
the Spirit that abide (I Cor. 13)
The "four calling birds" were the four Gospels which
sing the song of
salvation through Jesus Christ.
The "five golden rings" were the first five books of
the bible also
called the "Books of Moses" (Pentateuch)
The "six geese a-laying" were the six days of creation
The "seven swans a-swimming" were the seven gifts of
the Holy Spirit (I
Cor. 12:8-11; Rom. 12; Eph. 4; I Pet. 4:1&11)
The "eight maids a-milking" were the eight beatitudes
The "nine ladies dancing" were the nine fruits of the
Holy Spirit.
The "ten Lords a-leaping" were the Ten Commandments
The "eleven pipers piping" were the eleven �faithful�
disciples.
The "twelve drummers drumming" were the twelve points
of the Apostles�
Creed.
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So there you have it Dear Friend, whether it is fact
or fiction, it
can help us to reflect upon our Lord who left Heaven
to live among us,
who suffered and died for us and open the gates to
Heaven through His
death and ressurection. That was the Gift that God
gave us on that first
Christmas. What gift are you going to give Him this
Christmas?
ChecK out and give him the Most Precious Present....
With Prayers,
Sanath Henry
Jyouth,
H'bad
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