Come and See!
By Shannon Parish
The
giant package of goodies arrives at the office in a plain brown box.
Upon opening it, one finds layers and layers of the most delectable
goodies one can imagine: Cookies, candies, cheese spreads, chocolate pretzels,
jelly beans, crackers, apples, tangerines, dried fruit, and nuts, not to mention
the bright and festive napkins, plates and wrapping paper.
What
a glorious gift, wrapped in such a plain brown box! With glee, the first to open the box runs from cubicle to
cubicle, saying, "Come see the goodies!
You don't want to miss this! It's too wonderful to imagine!
Come and taste...see that the............."
The
analogy of our office surprise package struck me that morning.
Watching the crowds around that plain brown box, pulling out the many
gifts and surprises, tasting of each and everything they could touch.
More
than enough for everyone. Something
for everyone with every taste and flavor to fit all. The cries of "Come and see!"
This Christmas, as you open your
packages of loving gifts, I know you will think also of the Christ Child.
Come to Earth, wrapped in a plain brown package of swaddling clothes,
containing more than any person could imagine.
Something for everyone! Rediscover
His goodness, His benefits, His abundance.
Then go out among the people and cry out...
"Come!
Taste and see that the LORD is good!"
Shannon Parish has retired from full time
service as a Co-Senior Pastor, in order to pursue and further develop the
ministry of Sarah's Tent and her business of Completed People, LLC.
A cartoonist, illustrator and creative life coach, Shannon devotes her life
to encouraging those who are fed up with the 'status-quo' and are determined
to discover
and pursue their purpose and destiny in life.
In addition to Sarah's Tent, Shannon invites
you to visit her other web sites at:
www.completedpeople.com and
http://shannonparish.com
(c) copyright 2006 All world
rights reserved, Shannon Parish, Completed People, LLC. For reprint
permission, please
email me.
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