This is the largest nativity scene I have ever seen. As I looked at this photo more closely I noticed the McDonalds in the background. I couldnt help but think about the clash between the secular and the sacred, especially this time of year.

Hope part 8

God has not only offered us the very best that this life has to offer but also the life yet to come, which is the best of the best. I wish she had known the love and acceptance that her father God had extended to her in Jesus. But of course we must remember God has left the decision with us. If we choose to set our sights on hoping for only what we can achieve and experience here on this planet indeed that is all we will ever receive. When we choose to spend our time and energy on earth investing in a life of our own design and powering it with our own source of hope, we tragically exchange the very best for the very worst. In reality that’s much like going to a garbage dump and sifting through the stench for something to eat when we could be sitting at a table full of gourmet food in a palace. Or like wading in a pool of sewer waste when we could be frolicking in a pristine aqua ocean.