You Gotta' Get Up....

You Gotta Get Up

I thought Christmas day would never come

But mom and day, it's over now

the waiting's finally done

So you gotta get up, you gotta get up, you gotta get up...

It's Christmas morning!

Last night I heard reindeer on my roof
Well you may think I'm exaggerating but I swear I'm telling you the truth
And you gotta get up, you gotta get up, you gotta get up...
It's Christmas morning!

Did my sister get a bay doll?  Did my brother get his bike?
Did I get that red wagon, the kind that makes you fly?
Oh I hope there'll be peace on earth,
I know there's good will towards men
on account of that baby born in Bethlehem...

Mom and Daddy stayed up too late last night
I guess they got carried away in the Christmas candle light
And you gotta get up, you gotta get up, you gotta get up...
It's Christmas morning!
-Rich Mullins from his album A Liturgy, A Legacy and a Ragamuffin Band

Emmanuel.  God With Us.  That is what Christmas is all about.  God came to earth in the form of a baby so He could be with us.  As my old buddy Curt Cloninger says "He didn't look like a Messiah.  He looked like a baby!" But that baby was here to change the world and to save my life- and yours.  God is on our side, and Jesus is the ultimate proof of that. Enjoy the food, the gifts, your families and all the rest.  Celebrate the day. But never forget that it is all "on account of that baby born in Bethlehem!"    Merry Christmas to one and all!

Christ the Savior is born!