Christmas songs. . .

Children’s Message
Sunday, December 14, 2008


Do you ever wish that your life was like a movie, where when people remember things, there was always some great and touching music playing in the background? Or maybe like an actual musical, where when something really good or really bad happens, everyone breaks out into song. Do any of you have a soundtrack of your favorite songs going through your head all the time?

Music is an important part of our lives—and certainly, music is an important part of our life together. If I asked the average kid here at Third Presbyterian Church to recite a line of scripture for me—some of you could do one or two maybe. . .but if I asked one of you to sing me a “church song” I bet you would know a ton, and maybe you’d even be surprised to know that your favorite church song is, in fact, actually a line of scripture as well.

There is probably no other season in the church year when people are as excited about music than at Advent and Christmas time. The hymns! The carols!!

I want you to think in your head about your favorite church Christmas song. . . what is it you like. . . the tune? The words? A special memory of singing it? What does your song say about Jesus?

Think about it—and your homework is to talk with whoever you eat lunch with today about your special song, and to ask them avout theirs.

Let’s pray: Loving God
Thank you for your word to us
In scripture. . .
In song. . .
And help us to always to remember
To speak to you in prayer.
Amen.