Gone away is the blue bird, here to stay is the new bird, he sings a love song, as we go along, walking in a winter wonderland. Strange to hear these kind of songs even though Christmas is over. Winter starts on December 22nd and Christmas is three days later but for the remaining 95% of winter we dont hear the winter songs because they are associated with Christmas. What most people dont know is that Christmas just ended this week on February 2nd, also known as Candlemas which is 40 days after December 25th. Candlemas celebrates the "presentation" which was Mary's presentation of the Christ child in the temple.
In Mosaic law if a woman had a male child she was believed to be unclean until and offering was made in the temple after 40 days. It was an early prefigurement of Christ being offered for all of us because of our unclenliness due to sin.
Can't we all agree that a freshly fallen snow is beautiful. Its always so eerily quiet when snow is falling, wouldn't you agree. The whitest of whites can be seen on everything and anything. The snow blankets the world and makes it look clean and fresh. But after a few days of salt, plows, cars, and warmer temperatures the snow looks dirty and everything starts to look a bit tarnished.
Our souls are like the snow when it has freshly fallen but as time goes on and we sin, we darken our hearts as sin separates us from God. Fortunately our God is a gracious and forgiving God who has mercy beyond comprehension. As this snow melts and gets dirty lets try to stay clean and pure of heart and blanket the world with the brilliance beyond compare.
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