Getting to the heart of Christmas
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Let’s review the basics. Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. The word “Christmas” is 1,000 years old, and it means “Christ’s Mass.”
Scott Gunn is an Episcopal priest and serves as executive director of Forward Movement. He is author of four books, including "The Way of Love: A Practical Guide to Following Jesus." You can follow him on Twitter @scottagunn or read his blog at www.sevenwholedays.org.
So let’s review the basics. Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. The word "Christmas" is 1,000 years old, and it means "Christ’s Mass." The name reminds us that the worship service, or Mass, on Dec. 25 is meant to celebrate the birth of Christ.
If you don’t happen to know the full story, you can find a Bible online or on a bookshelf and read a few verses from the Gospel of Luke. Read the first 20 verses of the second chapter of Luke, and you’ll get to the center of the Christmas story.
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