About a month ago, Momo bought and gave Arilynn and Weston an early Christmas present-Fishers Price Little People Nativity Set. She wanted them to be able to play with it throughout the season. They have several pieces of Little People (the proof is lying all over the house). Fast forward a few weeks to today...
I have been trying to teach Arilynn after she's done playing with something to put it away before getting something else out. (Yeah, we're not making tons of progress). She decided she was done playing with the town and wanted to get "Baby Jesus" out. She put it away and went to Bethlehem. I noticed that there was a few people on the floor from "the town" and went to put them away, but she stopped me saying "there wasn't enough people." I handed her the pieces and went about my business.
About an hour later, Arilynn and Daddy were running an errand. I went into the kitchen trying to get some work done and was stopped by the scene she had made. (She told me before she left to make sure I left "Baby Jesus" there).
She had lined all her pieces up towards the baby.
What really made me stop and think was that firefighters, skateboarders, tomboys, and teachers had come to see the baby, as well.
I got a little teary-eyed when I recalled what she had said earlier; "there wasn't enough people." Oh, if He'd only been given the reception He deserved! And, what about today? Firefighters, teachers, bankers, nurses, parents, students, reporters, politicians...what kind of worship is he going to receive when we celebrate His birth?
I then determined and even stopped to pray that this Christmas season, I will worship the King and make sure He receives the attention as seen in the eyes of my little girl.
