“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3-16 

 I confess I was not really surprised by these well-known words that suddenly surfaced in my memory. Just pressed a little harder my son to my chest and continued to sing a tune. However, these words came back:

 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”

 This time I took seriously a text of Scripture, again sounded in me, then again, this Biblical verse, as if a voice of the prompter it arose within me.

 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”

 Increasingly aware that I have a dialogue with God, and not just a memory of the Biblical quote, so insistent pop-up in the subconscious mind, I began to feel something … on my hands I held most dear to me being – a baby … And in my heart sound: “For God so loved …”

 Something occurred to me that day. Once in a special way, I realized the love of our Heavenly Father for all of us. Very tightly hugging my young son , I could not hold my soul embraced and taken possession of my emotions that have fallen into sobs. They were tears of gratitude for the fact that at that Christmas night did for us with you God!

 Under the Christmas tree He put not just a nice little gift to mankind …

He gave us His heart!

He gave the Son!

 These days, I bow my knees and pray to the Lord in the New Year, and Christmas week has helped us all appreciate what happened when the angels sang in Bethlehem Christmas song! Christmas and New Year is the perfect time to renew the spirit and decide to upgrade or restore their relationship with Him and with the Church. Do it!

Put your heart under the Christmas tree for him!With sincere prayer for you, Pastor Gennady