#8: Lights

Tonight Eric and I drove down to Thanksgiving Point to see the Christmas light display. The lights were spectacular! They were set up in shapes and configurations to represent the holiday season - gingerbread houses, snowmen, candy canes, reindeer, Santa & elves, and snowflakes. Christmas music played as we drove around. As we left, a huge display of Santa and the phrase, "And to all, a good night" sent us on our way. I thought the display was done, but was pleasantly surprised as we continued driving and saw some signs and pictures ahead of us. The pictures were of the Nativity, and the words were from the song "The Nativity Song" in the Primary Children's Songbook. The phrase, "This is the new star, shining so bright, lighting the world on that first Christmas night" really struck me. The lights represent that star. It was only one star, but it served a very special and specific purpose. It was the sign so many faithful saints were looking for, and it caused fear in those who were wicked. The star is light, and Christ himself said, "I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." The lights represent so much more than Santa and gingerbread houses. They represent the Christ - his arrival and his life.