Years ago Sharon I were blessed to meet Darlene Quiring at the Cottonwood County Fair in my hometown of Windom, Minnesota! Before we met in person, Darlene would send me stories for Dewey’s Daily Cup! Some of the stories got printed in the Cottonwood County Citizen and many of them still get read today here at FGGAM! Darlene also helped with the Revivals we did in Windom! Such a Woman of God, full of the love of Jesus! Amen! Darlene posted this on her Facebook page today! Merry Christmas to you Darlene and your entire family! We love you more than you know!
Darlene Fick Quiring
Merry Christmas from the Quiring family
From my heart to His, to yours for the liking: Christmas Eve, December 24, 2021
“Into my heart, into my heart
Come into my heart, Lord Jesus
Come in today, come in to stay
Come into my heart, Lord Jesus!”
The spirit of the Christmas season is here. It’s easy for us to get caught up in the cultural approach to the holiday and forget to remember the reason for the season. While there’s nothing wrong with dreaming of a white Christmas, displaying a Christmas tree, or giving gifts to one another, the real meaning of Christmas deals with a much more urgent matter…the birth our Savior and a plan for our salvation. At Christmas we spread His message of peace and harmony and above all love. Many folks express their affection through gifts and warm wishes, but in the midst of all the commercialization, we should not forget the real spirit of the true Christmas. We hope you make more cherished memories this year by spending time with family and friends, singing Christmas carols, attending church services, special cantatas and other musical events, and reflect on the beauty of the season. The Christmas season is an extra special time to celebrate the priceless gift of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. His birth, which we commemorate during this season, is so much more than a holiday celebration. We proudly proclaim our gratitude to our Heavenly Father for the most significant gift we will ever receive. Our Blessed Savior is the Son of God, the Redeemer of all mankind, the King of Kings, the Prince of Peace, our joy and salvation. The Christmas season has marvelous meaning as we seek to follow His example and live His teachings.
The greatest gift of all is the gift of Salvation. Salvation deals with the fact that sinners need to accept this gift and the gift is Jesus Christ as their Savior. At Christmas time, we need to reflect about the fact that God sent this Savior for us. What a gift! As the angel told the shepherds that night when Jesus was born (Luke 2:11 KJV), “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.” Salvation means the forgiveness of our sins by God’s mercy. Do you need forgiveness? Because of His tender mercy, God will pardon all who seek His forgiveness. There’s no such thing as sin that is greater than the tender mercy of our God! Thus salvation is God’s greatest gift and can only be received by accepting Jesus Christ as Savior.
