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I call this story an early Christmas present...

Her son had been working hard memorizing songs for his school's "Winter Pageant."  His mother did not have the heart to tell him she would not be able to attend because she had to work that night.

 But she persevered and was told that she as well as several other parents who otherwise would not be able to see the pageant could attend the dress rehearsal.

Her son was happy.  His mother would afterall be able to see him.

The children were obviously very excited as they sang songs of reindeer and Santa Claus and snowflakes and good cheer.

When they began to sing a song entitled "Christmas Love" she was pleasantly surprised.

Then the children in the front row center stage began to hold up signs with large letters, to spell out the title of the song.

"C is for Christmas," a child would hold up the letter C. Then, "H is for Happy," and on and on, until each child holding up his portion had presented the complete message, "Christmas Love."

The performance went quite smoothly, until suddenly; a small, quiet, girl in the front row held the letter "M" upside down! She was totally unaware her letter "M" appeared as a "W."

The audience of 1st through 6th graders snickered at this little one's mistake. But she had no idea they were laughing at her, so she stood tall, proudly holding her "W."

Although many teachers tried to shush the children, the laughter continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together.

A hush came over the audience and eyes began to widen. In that instant, everyone understood the reason theywere there, and why they celebrated the holiday in the first place. Why even in the chaos, there was a purpose for their festivities.

When the last letter was held high, the message read loud and clear:

"C H R I S T W A S L O V E"

And, everyone believe, He still is.
Amazed in His presence,
Humbled by His love.

 (rewrite of an actual incident)

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