Happy Christmas Eve!

Our Christmas gift to you is an original writing by Sarah and Mary Beth (but mainly Sarah!) to help center our hearts and minds on the truth of Christmas. Merry and Happy Christmas to all!

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0.760000 3.100000 Is God trustworthy?
3.100000 5.360000 Hi, I'm Sarah.
5.360000 7.200000 And I'm Mary Beth.
7.200000 9.600000 Join us as we seek to answer this question
9.600000 12.480000 through whole-hearted conversation.
12.480000 15.000000 Discover the wit and wisdom that comes
15.000000 18.600000 for being anchored in Christ and connected to one another.
18.600000 20.840000 This is trustworthy.
20.840000 34.840000 [MUSIC]
34.840000 40.520000 Well, hello there, Mary Christmas.
40.520000 42.040000 I see what you did there.
42.040000 42.840000 Did you like that?
42.840000 44.840000 Yes, Mary Christmas, Sarah.
44.840000 46.760000 Mary Christmas, Mary Beth.
46.760000 52.040000 Once upon a time, at Starbucks, around Christmas time,
52.040000 53.960000 when they used to actually write your name on the cup,
53.960000 58.760000 yes, my name being Mary Beth.
58.760000 62.920000 The Starbucks employee wrote Mary as in Merry Christmas,
62.920000 64.280000 and then Bath.
64.280000 66.200000
66.200000 67.480000 So everyone, a Merry Bath.
67.480000 70.440000 A Merry Bath too all, and too all a good night.
70.440000 72.120000 I don't mind soaking in a tub.
72.120000 74.680000 You can put some peppermint essential oil in there.
74.680000 77.160000 Make it very Merry.
77.160000 79.640000 It would be great.
79.640000 82.280000 It's almost time for the big day.
82.280000 83.720000 Yeah, it's Christmas Eve.
83.720000 85.240000 That's right.
85.240000 89.960000 We are here with you to share some joy and some hope.
89.960000 94.520000 First of all, for the joy, did you know that there's a difference
94.520000 98.120000 between happy Christmas and Merry Christmas?
98.120000 101.480000 I did at one point, and then I forgot.
101.480000 103.560000 And so I asked you, Sarah.
103.560000 104.920000 And so now we're going to figure it out.
104.920000 105.720000 OK.
105.720000 109.080000 Because in the UK, they say happy Christmas.
109.080000 113.400000 Queen Elizabeth II was the one that came up with happy Christmas
113.400000 115.880000 in her Christmas breakfast or subjects.
115.880000 118.440000 After her use, the term gained popularity.
118.440000 120.360000 So that's why it's--
120.360000 121.960000 In tribute to the queen.
121.960000 124.040000 They did it with the queen, did.
124.040000 125.480000 There's a little bit of a history there,
125.480000 128.200000 and we'll put the link to the Grammarist website.
128.200000 133.400000 But they say that in the 1500s, people started saying Merry Christmas.
133.960000 137.320000 And it was solidified in Dickens at Christmas Carol.
137.320000 138.520000 Yeah.
138.520000 142.920000 Because Americans don't typically say Merry to be Merry.
142.920000 145.000000 It's not part of our daily vernacular.
145.000000 145.560000 No.
145.560000 148.360000 You would think we would be more likely to say happy Christmas.
148.360000 150.600000 But we stick to the Merry Christmas.
152.040000 153.720000 I like Merry Christmas.
153.720000 154.120000 I do.
154.120000 154.920000 Merry Christmas.
154.920000 160.280000 And speaking of a Merry Christmas, we have a little gift
160.280000 165.880000 for our listeners today in something that Sarah and I mainly
165.880000 167.160000 Sarah put together.
167.160000 169.640000 Couldn't have done it without you.
169.640000 170.440000 Well, thanks.
170.440000 170.840000 Truly.
170.840000 173.560000 But I'm pretty impressed with how you did this.
173.560000 177.000000 So we have a little poem that we are going to read to you
177.000000 182.920000 that captures what it means that Jesus came to Earth at Christmas time.
182.920000 183.240000 Yes.
183.240000 188.840000 Without further ado, here is our gift to you.
189.000000 197.640000 "Fully man in his appearance and fully God in his appearing."
197.640000 201.480000 What is this appearance?
201.480000 203.400000 Who shall I say that he is?
203.400000 207.320000 He was God in the beginning.
207.320000 209.400000 He was God in the appearing.
209.400000 211.160000 He was God in the revealing.
211.160000 212.920000 He was God in the ascending.
212.920000 217.800000 This question to us, who do you say that I am?
218.360000 225.960000 You are the bread of life, the good shepherd, the gate for the sheep,
225.960000 234.520000 the way, the truth, the life, the true vine, the resurrection, the light of the world.
234.520000 241.000000 Isaiah 9-2, "The people walking in darkness have seen a great light.
241.000000 247.000000 On those living in the land of deep darkness, a light has dawned."
247.480000 251.000000 "But I am a Samaritan, and I have no husband."
251.000000 253.720000 "I am."
253.720000 257.560000 "But my boat is sinking, and I am afraid."
257.560000 259.640000 "I am."
259.640000 261.960000 "But my heart is hungry."
261.960000 264.440000 "I am."
264.440000 267.640000 "But I don't know whose voice to trust."
267.640000 269.720000 "I am."
269.720000 272.200000 "But how do I know God?"
272.200000 274.920000 "I am."
276.040000 277.800000 "But who can I trust with my life?"
277.800000 280.280000 "I am."
280.280000 282.440000 "But how can I bear fruit?"
282.440000 284.920000 "I am."
284.920000 287.480000 "But how then do I live?"
287.480000 290.280000 "I am."
290.280000 298.440000 "Fully man in his appearance, and fully God in his appearing."
298.440000 301.800000 He was God in the beginning.
301.800000 303.880000 He was God in the appearing.
303.880000 305.720000 He was God in the revealing.
305.720000 307.720000 He was God in the ascending.
307.720000 310.440000 Emmanuel.
310.440000 312.360000 God with us.
312.360000 316.760000 Merry Christmas.
316.760000 319.960000 Happy Christmas, everyone.
319.960000 333.560000 Hey y'all, Marybeth here.
334.360000 338.040000 Sarah and I are so glad that you chose to listen to our podcast.
338.040000 341.080000 And while we think that we're awesome friends to have,
341.080000 344.920000 we just wanted to clarify that we are not mental health professionals,
344.920000 348.040000 and we'll need to know that this podcast should not take the place
348.040000 350.040000 of any paid professional advice.