Gloria,
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in excelsis Deo.
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~ Instrumental ~
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Thank you, Flutes of Faith,
for playing "Gesu Bambino,"
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which translates
to, "Christ Child."
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If we could hear the words
of the song, it tells us that
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Christ the Lord gave the
world, it's Christmas rose,
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it's King of light.
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When we see a rose,
we often think of love.
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Although on every
stem we find thorns.
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There's a beautiful rose in
spite of the pain it may cause.
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If you never touch the thorns,
then how can you hold a rose?
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Jesus demonstrated His
love by going through pain
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and even shedding
his blood to save us
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and to show us
what true love is,
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and how to
unselfishly love one another.
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Very few recognize
the love given that day
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when Christ was born.
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Let's hear
Natalie and John sing,
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It Came Upon the Midnight Clear.
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It came upon the midnight clear,
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that glorious song of old,
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from angels
bending near the earth
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to touch their harps of gold,
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"Peace on the
earth, good will to men,
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from heaven's
all gracious King."
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The world in
solemn stillness lay
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to hear the angels sing.
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Still through the
cloven skies they come
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with peaceful wings unfurled,
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and still their
heavenly music floats
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o'er all the weary world.
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Above, its sad and lowly pains
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they bend on hovering wing,
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and ever o'er is Babel sounds
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the blessed angels sing.
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And ye, beneath
life's crushing load,
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whose forms are bending low,
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who toil along the climbing way
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with painful steps and slow,
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look now, for
glad and golden hours
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come swiftly on the wing.
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O rest beside the weary road
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and hear the angels sing,
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and hear the angels sing.
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It's still a mystery to me
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that the hand of
God could be so small,
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how tiny fingers
reaching in the night
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were the very hands
that measured the sky.
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Hallelujah, hallelujah,
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heaven's love reaching
down to save the world.
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Hallelujah, hallelujah,
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Son of God,
Servant King, here with us.
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You're here with us.
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It's still a mystery to me,
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how His infant eyes
have seen the dawn of time,
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how His ears have
heard an angel's symphony,
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but still, Mary had to
rock her Savior to sleep.
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Hallelujah, hallelujah,
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heaven's love reaching
down to save the world.
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Hallelujah, hallelujah,
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Son of God,
Servant King, here with us.
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You're here with us.
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~ Music ~
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Jesus, the
Christ, born in Bethlehem.
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A Baby born to save,
to save the souls of man.
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Hallelujah, hallelujah,
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heaven's love reaching
down to save the world.
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Hallelujah, hallelujah,
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Son of God,
Servant King, here with us.
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Hallelujah, hallelujah,
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Son of God,
Servant King, here with us.
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Hallelujah, hallelujah,
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Son of God,
Servant King, here with us.
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You're here with us.
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You're here with us.
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Thank you, Sophia,
for that beautiful song.
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Oh, this tiny Baby is our
Savior who came to be with us.
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And today Jesus wants
nothing more than to have
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His love spilling over
and filling us so that we too
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can show the
love to one another.
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We can only share
Christ's love if we ask him
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to live within our hearts.
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Let's listen to Liam
play, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.
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~ Instrumental ~
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Come, they told
me. Pa rum pum pum pum.
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A newborn King to
see. Pa rum pum pum pum.
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Our finest gifts we
bring. Pa rum pum pum pum.
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To lay before the
King. Pa rum pum pum pum.
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Rum pum pum
pum. Rum pum pum pum.
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So to honor Him.
Pa rum pum pum pum.
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When we come.
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Baby Jesus. Pa rum pum pum pum.
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I am a poor child
too. Pa rum pum pum pum.
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I have no gift to
bring. Pa rum pum pum pum.
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That's fit to give a
King. Pa rum pum pum pum.
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Rum pum pum
pum. Rum pum pum pum.
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Shall I play for
You? Pa rum pum pum pum.
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On my drum. Pa rum pum pum pum.
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Mary nodded. Pa rum pum pum pum.
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The ox and lamb kept
time. Pa rum pum pum pum.
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I played my drum for
Him. Pa rum pum pum pum.
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I played my best for
Him. Pa rum pum pum pum.
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Rum pum pum
pum. Rum pum pum pum.
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Then He smiled at
me. Pa rum pum pum pum.
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Me and my drum.
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Me and my drum.
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Me and my drum.
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We do want to give our very
best in everything that we do.
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Have you ever noticed that
sometimes it's really hard to
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give your best, especially when
you're trying to do something
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nice for someone, but it
ends up causing you pain?
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Remember the rose?
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Sometimes we only
see the thorns in others,
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and often we get hurt by them.
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Yet through prayer,
giving of your time,
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and continuing to be kind,
the thorniest person can change.
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You no longer
focus on those thorns
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because you see the beautiful
rose that person can be
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through Jesus.
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It all starts
with sharing His love.
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I'd like to tell you about
my favorite rose bush called
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The Knockout Rose.
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I truly enjoy its beauty.
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But I especially
love their aromatic scent
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coming from each petal.
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Well, one day I saw little
bugs all over my rose bush.
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And they were
eating not only the leaves,
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but also the rosebuds too.
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I immediately went
and got some spray.
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However, in my zeal
to get rid of those bugs,
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I used too much spray and
killed my beautiful rose bush.
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I thought I was
doing the right thing,
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but I hurt my rose bush.
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Have you ever seen
a rose like this...
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It's called The Rose of Sharon.
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Back in the time of
Solomon, the city of Sharon was
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a beautiful and majestic city
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that was known to
have lovely flowers.
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Many brides would get
their flowers from there.
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If you look carefully
at the Rose of Sharon,
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it's beautiful, almost perfect,
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but the best thing
about this kind of rose
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is they have no thorns.
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Interestingly enough, Jesus has
been called the Rose of Sharon.
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Did you catch that?
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With Jesus, there are no thorns.
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He is perfect in every way.
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Yes, because of
sin there is death,
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yet with Jesus
there is new life.
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Well, I'm happy to tell you that
the story about my rose bush
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doesn't end there.
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The following spring, to
my surprise, I saw new growth
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coming from my rose bush.
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This experience reminded me
that although sin causes death,
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there is new life in Jesus.
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Let's make room in
our hearts for Him today.
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A family hiding from the storm
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found no place at
the keeper's door.
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It was for this a Child was born
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to save a world
so cold and hollow.
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The sleeping
town, they did not know
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that lying in a manger low
a Savior King who had no home
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has come to heal our sorrows.
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Is there room in your heart,
is there room in your heart,
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is there room in your heart
for God to write His story?
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Shepherds
counting sheep at night
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do not fear the glory light.
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You are precious in His sight;
God has come to raise the lowly.
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Is there room in your heart,
is there room in your heart,
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is there room in your heart
for God to write His story?
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You can come as you
are, but it may set you apart
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when you make room in your heart
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and trade your
dreams for His glory.
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Make room in your
heart. Make room in your heart.
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Mother holds the promise tight,
every wrong will be made right,
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the road is
straight, the burdens light;
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for in His hands
He holds tomorrow.
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Is there room in your heart,
is there room in your heart,
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is there room in your heart
for God to write His story?
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You can come as you
are, but it may set you apart
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when you make room in your heart
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and trade your
dreams for His glory.
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Make room in your
heart. Make room in your heart.
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Make room in your
heart. Make room in your heart.
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Try giving a rose
to a complete stranger.
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There's just
something special about
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giving flowers to others.
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Even a dandelion
received from one of my students
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would make me smile.
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I once gave a rose to
each student in my class,
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and they were so surprised.
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As I carefully handed
each student their rose,
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they'd take it very gingerly.
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There were a few students
I had to show them how to
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hold a rose.
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For many of them, it
was their first rose,
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and they dutifully
tried taking good care of it.
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It reminds me of how gingerly
and carefully, we need to
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interact with others.
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Are we always careful
about demonstrating God's love?
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Are we being a good example of
how to handle tough situations?
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All we have to do
is ask God for help.
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The next time you see a rose,
think of the Christmas rose.
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The greatest love
that has ever been given
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is the most precious
gift of all: Christ Jesus.
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The most precious gift was given
the night that Christ was born.
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The Savior of the world,
Jesus came to save us all.
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He came as one of us, He
came humbly without fuss.
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Laying in a manger was
God's greatest gift of love.
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All glory to Jesus, hallelujah.
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All glory to Jesus, the
most precious gift of love.
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All glory to Jesus, hallelujah.
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All glory to Jesus, the
most precious gift of love.
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The most precious gift was given
the night that Christ was born.
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The Savior of the world,
Jesus came to save us all.
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He came as one of us, He
came humbly without fuss.
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Laying in a manger was
God's greatest gift of love.
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All glory to Jesus, hallelujah.
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All glory to Jesus, the
most precious gift of love.
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All glory to Jesus, hallelujah.
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All glory to Jesus, the
most precious gift of love.
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The most precious gift of love.
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The most precious gift of love.
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Gloria,
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in excelsis Deo.
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Gloria,
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in excelsis Deo.
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