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MANG] N 6SEE "O :O IS CUTE & CU4LY B 6SEE :AT \R JUDGE MAKES ,HMF3 #CG W1K1 DESPIS$1 4ADVANTAG$4 ,ALR ,8 CROSS HAS 2GUN4 ,& ALR ,8 GIFT 6Y C 2 SE54 ,= YR JUDGE SAYS1 8,SEE :AT ,I H MADE ,MYF4 ,I H MADE ,MYF Y4 ,L1VE "H AT ,MY MAKE%IFT CRADLE ALL YR PRIDE1 AMBI;N1 ANXIETIES1 YR MUM#D PRAY]S & PROTE/,NS ( HAV+ MADE A GD ATTEMPT40 ,?R[ ALL ( X D[N & WELCOME ? ,GOD- 2COME-9FANT 96YR 4ORD]$1 DEVIANT HE>T4 ,HE IS ! ,SAVIOR (! _W1 : M1NS T ? ,JESUS / IS :AT ! ANGELS SD ! F/ ,*RI/MAS3 ,HE IS BORN = Y1 ,HE IS BORN 6Y4 ,N[1 :O"E Y >E1 H["E F> Y H W&]$1 N[ "? ? ,* ! ,"F IS WELL-PL1S$ ) Y4 ,N[ WE C G HOME4 ,\R [N HOMES MAY 2 MESSY--) PAP]S & DI%ES OR O!R K9DS ( MESSES T >E M* H>D] 6CL1N4 ,NO MATT]4 ,? ,* HAS -E 6TAKE U HOME 6\R ,"F4 ,HE TAKES U ) ,HM F MANG] 6CROSS 6RESURREC;N4 ,9 ,HM WE C AT LA/ G HOME4 ,! ,REV4 ,*RI/OPH] ,ESGET _+PASTOR@IMMANUELALEXANDRIA_& .ORG_: IS S5IOR PA/OR ( ,IMMANUEL ,LU!RAN ,*UR*1 ,ALEX&RIA1 ,VA41 & ,,LCMS SIX? VICE-PRESID5T4 FAI? & CULTURE3 ,R1SON 6,CELEBRATE 0,EMILY ,CO*RAN ,! GRUE"S IMAGERY (! CRUCIFIXION RAISES AN IMPORTANT "Q3 ,C WE 9CLUDE CRUCIFIXES 9 ,*RI/IAN HOMES8 ,Z ! ,*RI/MAS S1SON APPROA*ES1 _M ( U W 2 ADORN+ \R W9D[S ) GLITT]$ PAP] SN[FLAKES & FILL+ \R LIV+ ROOMS )! SMELL ( P9E TREES4 ,WE (T5 9CLUDE AT L1/ "O NATIV;Y SC5E AM;G \R O!R DECOR,NS1 MAK+ SURE 6PU% ASIDE \R C]AMIC ,SANTA FIGUR9ES 6MAKE ROOM =! R1SON =! S1SON4 ,WE C>E;LLY PLACE ,M>Y & ,JOSEPH AT ! =EFRONT :ILE NUDG+ ! %EPH]DS & ANIMALS 6! SIDE4 ,!N1 ONLY AF >RANG+ "EY?+ 6P]FEC;N1 WE PLACE ! EMPTY MANG] 9 ! C5T]4 ,H[ -=T+ 6"K ,JESUS DIDN'T REMA9 A BABY 9 T L[LY /A#6 ,:Y %D WE 9CLUDE ,JESUS 9 ! MANG] S9CE ,HE 0 A BABY ONLY =A %ORT "T8 ,WE RE,Y %D #CI 9CLUDE ! EMPTY CR@E*E 9 \R HOMES 6REM9D U T ,JESUS IS NO L;G] T BABY AT ,BE?LEHEM4 ,HOPE;LLY ^? LA/ FEW S5T;ES SEEM$ R RIDICUL\S4 ,N 9CLUD+ ! BABY ,JESUS 9 ! NATIV;Y SC5E WD TAKE AWAY ! SIGNIFIC.E ( ,*RI/MAS4 ,EXCLUD+ BABY ,JESUS F A NATIV;Y SC5E SEEMS PRETTY FOOLI%4 ,9 FACT1 WE Q 5JOY LOOK+ AT ! BABY ,JESUS Z ,HE EXT5DS ,8 *U2Y H&S 9 CURIOS;Y1 ALL ! :ILE TRY+ N 6PICTURE T LL H& 2+ NAIL$ 6A CROSS4 ,T LL H& R1*+ \ 6T\* ! COLD NOSE (! DONKEY IS ! SAME H& T WD 2 PI]C$ = E SNIDE -;T MADE AB \R RELATIVES AT ,*RI/MAS D9N]4 ,WE 2COME UNCOM=TA# PICTUR+ ?1 H["E1 ESPECI,Y DUR+ ! HAPPY ,*RI/MAS S1SON4 ,L5T & ,EA/]1 MEET ,ADV5T & ,*RI/MAS6 ,! GRUE"S IMAGERY (! CRUCIFIXION RAISES AN IMPORTANT "Q3 ,C WE 9CLUDE CRUCIFIXES 9 ,*RI/IAN HOMES8 ,_M ( U >5'T SURE :E!R AN EMPTY CROSS OR A CRUCIFIX WD BETT] SUIT \R HOME DECOR4 ,%D WE RE,Y H A REM9D] ( ,*RI/'S TEMPOR>Y SU6]+8 ,AT "TS X SEEMS M -=TA# 6LOOK AT V]SES WRITT5 ON EMPTY CROSSES ?AN LOOK+ ^U ! SORR[;L1 DY+ FACE ( ,JESUS4 ,^! ISSUES GIVE U AN OPPORTUN;Y 64CUSS ! PLACE (! CRUCIFIXION 9 \R LIVES Z WELL Z \R HOMES4 ,S9CE WE CELEBRATE ,EA/]1 _M WOND] IF ANY"O %D H CRUCIFIXES AT ALL4 ,3SID] ?3 ,DID ! 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DIDN'T L1D 6,HIS EV5TUAL CRUCIFIXION1 !N ,*RI/MAS 2COMES M]ELY A "T 6EX*ANGE AWKW>D GIFTS :ILE SIPP+ PEPP]M9T HOT *OCOLATE4 ,S1 %D WE H CRUCIFIXES 9 \R HOMES8 ,S9CE ,*RI/'S D1? PD = \R S9S1 HAV+ A CRUCIFIX 9 ! HOME SEEMS PRETTY APPROPRIATE4 ,B DOES T M1N WE %D PIT* \R ,HO2Y ,LO2Y CROSSES8 ,C]TA9LY N6 ,DON'T RIP ^? 9SPIR,NAL CROSSES F ! WALL J YET4 ,B D ?9K BACK 6! MANG] SC5E2 WE'D ?9K X ABSURD 6EXCLUDE BABY ,JESUS 2C ,HE WASN'T A BABY ="E1 S WD X AL 2 A TAD SILLY 6AVOID CRUCIFIXES 2C ,JESUS WASN'T ON ! CROSS ="E8 ,EMPTY CROSSES >E HELP;L REM9D]S ( \R ,"L & ,8 D1? = U1 EV5 Z ! CRUCIFIX--:ILE UNCOM=TA# 6VIEW--REM9DS U T WE >E DCLD "RE\S 2F ,GOD6 ,DUR+ ! "T (! F/ ,*RI/MAS1 A /A# MANG] 0 J Z ORD9>Y Z A CROSS4 ,T : MAKES !M SIGNIFICANT = ,*RI/IANS IS ! BODY ( ,*RI/ ^U !M4 ,Z WE ADORN \R HOMES ) ,*RI/MAS *E]1 LET'S REMEMB] T ,*RI/'S D1? GIVES U A R1SON 6CELEBRATE6 ,3SID] HANG+ A CRUCIFIX AL;GSIDE ^? 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TEXT IS ,JOHN ,ELL]TON'S ,5GLI% TRANSL,N ( ,S$ULIUS' ,LAT94 8,SAVIOR (! ,N,NS1 ,-E0 7,,LSB #CCB74 ,,LSB (F]S A -POSITE ,5GLI% TRANSL,N ( ,LU!R'S ,G]MAN TRANSL,N ( ,AMBROSE'S ,LAT94 ,"S 3SID] X M ,ADV5T ?AN ,*RI/MAS4 ,! ,REV4 ,DR4 ,JON ,D4 ,VIEK] IS S5IOR ASSI/ANT 6,PRESID5T ,MAT!W ,C4 ,H>RISON4 ? WE 2LIEVE3 ,! ,MAGNIFICAT 0,*AD ,SMI? ,/4 ,LUKE RECORDS ?REE CANTICLES1 OR S;GS1 9 ! F/ TWO *APT]S ( 8 ,GOSPEL3 ! S;G ( ,M>Y 7,LUKE #A3DF-EE71 ,ZE*>IAH 7,LUKE #A3FH-GI7 & ,SIMEON 7,LUKE #B3BI-CB74 ,L A MUSICAL >IA1 !Y PROVIDE U ) AN OPPORTUN;Y 6SL[ D[N & SAVOR ! "W+S ( ,GOD & 6RJC 9 ! 9C>N,N ( ,*RI/4 8,F G5],N 6G5],N0 7,LUKE #A3EJ71 ! S;G ( ,M>Y HAS PLAY$ A SIGNIFICANT ROLE 9 ! LIFE (! ,*UR* & H] MUSICIANS4 ,!Y H US$ H] S;G Z ! TEXT = C.T.S -POSI;NS1 & ,*RI/IANS "?\T ! C5TURIES H US$ X 9 _! EV5+ #DE PRAY]S4 ,DERIV+ XS "N F ! ,LAT9 TEXT1 ..,MAGNIFICAT ANIMA MEA .,DOM9UM 7,MY S\L MAGNIFIES ! ,"L71 ! S;G ( ,M>Y IS MO/ -MONLY "KN Z ! ,MAGNIFICAT4 ,"? 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