{"id":23386,"date":"2025-12-09T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=23386"},"modified":"2025-12-07T21:16:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T03:16:07","slug":"follow-the-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=23386","title":{"rendered":"Follow the Star"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Saturday night, we literally followed THE STAR!
Not a twinkle on top of a tree — not a glittering yard decoration — but THE Star \u2014 Jesus. The One who came from heaven to earth and now leads us all the way home again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We attended the Follow the Star outdoor production at Good Shepherd Church — a sacred walk-through of ten living scenes from the life of Christ. Not just His birth in a manger, but the whole breathtaking story — the angel\u2019s announcement to Mary, the Nativity, the Triumphal Entry, the Last Supper, betrayal and trial, the Cross, the Resurrection, and finally — the Ascension. And it all ended with a modern family gathered around a living room, reading the Christmas story from the Gospel of Luke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Carl and I walked through it with our dear friend Lee, and our nieces and their friends — along with four precious little ones riding in a wagon, pulled by their daddy. Those little ones were absolutely mesmerized. And when \u201cJesus\u201d appeared in one of the scenes, they weren\u2019t frightened or confused — one bright little voice simply called out, \u201cHi Jesus!\u201d
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Oh, my heart. These sweet children already know Jesus — their mom and dad talk about Him all the time — the ONE who loves them so much. The ONE — who said, “Let the little children come to me!” (Matthew 19:14)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They didn\u2019t see a character.
They saw Someone they knew.
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Each scene held them. Every moment mattered. And at the final scene, as the family actors read the Christmas story, I quietly slipped in beside that precious group of children. We stood shoulder to shoulder — generations wrapped into one holy moment — listening again to the story that changed the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that\u2019s Christmas, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not just sweet baby Jesus in a manger — but Savior on a cross — Redeemer from the grave — King returning to glory. The Nativity isn\u2019t the whole story — it\u2019s the beginning of the greatest rescue ever written.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We follow the Star not just to Bethlehem — but to Calvary — to the empty tomb — to the promise of eternal life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus is not \u201chere today, gone tomorrow.\u201d
He is here always — from cradle to crown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Star still shines. The Savior still saves. The story is still true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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