“My son and I were walking along the road close to where we lived one day and we stepped on an anthill. We looked down and several of the ants were wounded and others were dying. Their house was destroyed, and I thought to myself and I said to my son, ‘I wish we could go down there and help them and tell them that we didn’t mean to do it, that we loved those ants and wanted to help them, but we couldn’t do it’. And my son said: ‘Dad, we can’t. We’re too big and they’re too little.’
We were too big and they were too little. How in the world could we communicate with something so small? There was no way, and it suddenly dawned on me that God looked down from Heaven and saw this planet and saw all these people like ants crushed, hurting, dying, because of our sin. God said, ‘I love them and I want to do something about it’. Do you know what God did? God became a baby who grew into a man and that’s who Jesus Christ was, and is. He decided to come down to provide us a way back to God.”
So when we think about the purpose of Christmas, it is God’s love fully expressed in the gift of His Son. His gift made it possible for us to forever live with Him. As the wonderful verse states in a familiar and favorite Christmas hymn, “Peace on Earth and Mercy Mild, God and Sinners Reconciled.”
Merry Christmas!
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One of the most important ways to get connected at The Church of the Cross is to first become a member of our congregation. If you are not a member and you are interested in learning more about membership, please call the Parish Office (843.757.2661) and speak to Sue.
Membership begins with an informal meeting with clergy. The next step in getting connected would be joining a Bible Study or small group to be in community with other Believers.
The Church of the Cross Locations
The Church of the Cross is situated across 3 distinct campuses. View our locations below:
