The First Christmas Tree

The first Christmas tree has gone without notice among the human race. It was very long ago. A angel came upon a sprout of a tree, not even a foot high then. The angle said you are a very special tree and no harm will come to you. During this time period Caesar Augustus was taknig a census in the town in the distance. An mother to be and her husban were leaving the town due to this. The tree heard from the Angels that the child to be born was the one who would save mankind. The couple could not find room in the inn. So the couple needed rest and the child was now due in the next hour. The husband did not want to raik the life of his wife nor child so the asked to stay in the stable. The stable was cut from a large roack on the hill looking over the town down there. The child was wrapped in cloth and was safe in his mothers' arms. A bright star couls be seen. The tree looked at the star as it grew to the most amazinf colours ever seen. He wished at one point that he could touch them. No harm came to this tree. He saw many things like the cold shepards and thier flocks coming to this child. One left his cloak as a gift. The stayed and rested under the tree which was growinf strong. The next thinf he saw was three great men the tree saw they had costly gifts and clothes. He heard the Angel say King Herod had sent them so he can worship him, only to have in mind he will lose his throne. The wisemen never returned to the King only back to their land. A fews days later the tree saw the new parents leave for egypt. The King is enraged with the wisemen. The poor tree stood helpless as he saw the sky was silent with anger. Parents running and screaming and sobbing for thier boys who was murdered. Since the King ordered all males under a certasin age to die hoping to kill the baby. The King soon died, as the tree heard. The aprents soon learn and were going to Israel, but learned someone else is reaining instead of his father. So they went to Galilee. The child child grew the tree heard one day. About the childs first visit to the Holy City. The tree also heard of all the things he did as an teenager. Even the death of his father. the tree saw him sometimes asan adult teachinf in the hills and vallys. The best is when the tree heard them call him Master while resting on the trees trunk. The tree rembers the sermon he gave on the mountion top. As the other trees were harmed, this tree never saw it come to him. He grew tall and very strong than one day the angel left him alone. the tree looked around an in a moment of time he knew fear for the first time in his life. The treewondered if the Angel could see the men coming or even hear them. Then the Angel appaered and said that it was wise that he leaves and the men where only the Master and three of his followers. The Master looked like he was in great pain, the others fell asleep. He saw the Master check on the others and say can't you stay awake one hour? They could not since they were tired. The tree saw a man kiss the Master that came with many others with fire and spears. The onl thing they took with them is the Master. The tree stood in silence and the next dat a man came to the tree and broke his long trunk until the tree hit the ground. The man drugged the tree to a house they took his limbs away and bark away. All the poor tree could ask is why did the Angel lie. The next thing the tre knew was he was being carried on the Masters back that was bleeding and the throns on his head were sharp even xcraped the tree. The tree heard the insults and the whip. Thwn the Master fell a man in the crowd carried the tree to the spot on a hill. Next thing was a sign was nailed on the tree that said King of The Jews in three languages. The tree felt sad, but was overwhelemed with what the Angel said in the beginning he will save mankind. Today the tree is gone not rembered of his duty, only the one nailed to him. As we see the cross remember our Master Lord Jesus Christ who was had came as a babe in a stable with the warmth of the animals breathe and left only to come back for us. The one who has saved us from death grip. As you look upon the tree this year remember who the true tree is and the light of this world.

Ruth
1995

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