每逢聖誕節,我們都會寄贈聖誕賀卡或禮物給親友,表達心中的關懷和祝福。聖誕節真是一個充滿祝福的節日,因為神在這天祝福了全人類,使凡明白聖誕節的意義,又願意接納這個在聖誕節誕生的嬰孩的人,就得與神和人重建和好的關係,帶來人生最大的喜樂與平安。
正如天使和牧羊人向世人宣告和好的祝福,我們也在這個聖誕節的日子裡,向我們的親友報告神悅納人的好消息。
現在電子通訊很方便,我們可以從一些提供免費聖誕賀卡的網站中選寄聖誕賀卡,再加上幾句話,介紹聖誕節的真意,把這個大喜的消息繼天使和牧羊人在二千多年前所做的一樣接續下去。如果你不懂如何寫,可以直接把路加福音2:10~11和約翰福音3:16抄寫出來便可以了:「我報給你們大喜的信息,是關乎萬民的;因為今天在大衛的城裡,為你們生了救主,就是主基督」;「神愛世人,甚至將祂的獨生子賜給他們,叫一切信祂的,不至滅亡,反得永生」。
During the Christmas season, we will send out Christmas cards or gifts to our friends and relatives to bless them a peaceful and joyful Christmas. Christmas is truly a very blessing season in the year, for God has blessed us with a baby savior to save those who know the meaning of Christmas and receive this baby as their redeemer. This is a good news to us because through Jesus, we are made reconciled with God and other fellows, and it brings the greatest joy and peace to life.
Following the angles and the shepherds who brought the good tidings to people, we will also tell our friends and relatives the good news of the forgiveness of God to all mankind.
We should take the advantage of the means of electronic media to send free Christmas cards to our friends and relatives to tell them such good news of Christmas, just like what the shepherds did in two thousand years ago. If you want to do that but don’t know what to write, you may just copy the Scripture from Luke 2:10~11, and John 3:16. These two passages will tell the full meaning of the Christmas story.