A Wondrous Christmas Vision

Luke 2:1-20

Hi, world! My name is Lilia Joy Frantz, and I was born one beautiful Tuesday morning, during this past early springtime, right along with all of the other Lilies! I just want to tell you that even though I'm just a “little” bundle, already in my lifetime, God has told me some great “big” things! Big things that a lot of older people have already forgotten. Let me tell you the things I know...

I know what it is to be a baby, and I know how to be dependent on Mommy and Daddy, just like Baby Jesus. I know the sweet feel of loving arms around me, just like Baby Jesus. I know the soft comfort of a swaddle blanket, just like Baby Jesus. I know the warm happiness of being tucked safely and lovingly in bed at night by Mommy and Daddy, just like Baby Jesus. I know how it is to feel loved when people come and gaze at me, admire me, and give me gifts, just like Baby Jesus at His first Birthday...Christmas. Jesus and I came into the world in pretty much the same way, and we were probably about the same size, with maybe even the same amount of hair! He was small, but had a BIG heart of love, one big enough to love and save every single person, from the babies to the “big people.” No one is too grown up, and no one is too little...ALL of us have a BIG need...to bow at the feet of our Savior.

I am so small, but I can see and love a very BIG God. I can see, too, that He wants to use me in a BIG way...to teach many a simple lesson—the need to come to God's throne with the heart of a child, for “of such is the Kingdom of Heaven,” as He says. We can go there with soft, changeable, humble, childlike hearts, and a big trust in our Father's care, and He will gather us onto His lap, folding His arms around us. “But,” you say, “How can you know this? You are so young and little!” How do I know? Only because I've been there! Now I know that God loves me...Next time, won't you come with me?

~ Lilia Joy Frantz