May the divine presence of Christ be with you throughout this season & make your days as beautiful as the sunshine.

Dear Friends,

“Christmas”   The very word brings joy to our hearts. Apostle Paul sums up the real purpose of Christmas in second Corinthians 8:9 “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.” Theologians call it the Incarnation–God in human flesh. The Bible calls Him Immanuel–God with us, God has come down to us in the person of Jesus. Colossians 1:15 says, “Christ is the visible image of the invisible God”. He left heaven to make his home among us, to reveal God to us, to show us the true nature of the Father.

 In him, we see God’s love.

 In him, we see God’s mercy.

 In him, we see God’s kindness.

 In him, we see God’s justice.

 In him, we see God’s holiness.

 In Him we see God’s wisdom and righteousness

 In him, we see God’s Redemption, reconciliation and salvation.

 He came to us full of grace and truth, He is the Savior, he is the Lord, and he is the Christ—the one sent from God. This is the heart of Christmas. God loved us enough to send his only begotten Son. This is the marvelous truth of Christmas—Immanuel—God with us.

For many it will be a time of mere celebration. For believers, when we consider the “indescribable gift” God gave us when He sent His Son into the world, it should be a time of intense gratitude, praise, and worship. Paul says in 2 Corinthians 9:15 “Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift” Paul calls Jesus Christ, the Gift beyond description” because it is the gift of God’s Son for our salvation (John 3:16). Jesus birth was the incarnation of God on earth, opening the door to new hope and eternal life. Nobody has changed the world the way Jesus has. He was not a man who became God, which is impossible, but God who became a man. So why did Jesus come to earth as God in human form? C. S. Lewis said it well: "The Son of God became a man that men might become sons of God." God became a man so that you might become God's child.

Christmas is also the time of the year to remember people who have touched our lives in one way or another. The objective of writing this short note is to express our gratefulness to you and your dear family for being a strong prayerful support to us when we need it the most. No words could better describe what your friendship has meant to us over the years. At this special and sacred time of the year, I wish to extend to you and your loved ones Christmas greetings and best wishes for the New Year. While we might recall difficult times and frustrations in 2020, we continue with faith, love, joy and hope, in 2021.

Christmas provides a unique opportunity each year for us all to re-focus. Not only are we reminded of the awe-inspiring, world-changing, life-altering gift that is Jesus; but we are also reminded of our need for this Jesus to heal us in our brokenness. That is indeed why he came, to bring peace between God and man. The message of Christmas is "good news of great joy." Christ the Savior is born! This is the season in which we are reminded of the greatest blessing ever given when God sent his Son, Jesus to the earth to carry out the greatest rescue in all of history—the gracious, merciful redemption of sinful humanity. Out of that gift flows every blessing we enjoy as the people of God who are his by faith in Christ. This is why the angels declared triumphantly “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” (Luke 2:14). At “this most wonderful time of the year” May the divine presence of Jesus Christ be with you and your dear family throughout this season and make your days as beautiful as the sunshine! May the timeless message of Christmas fill your heart and home with joy now and throughout the coming year 2021

God bless you now and forever. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,

Yours sincerely; 

Lalachan Abrahan and Family