Article December 13, 1958 Issue

THE CHRIST IN CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS

EMMA N. CARR

Christ Jesus, whose birth is commemorated at Christmas, once said to his disciples (Matt. 19:14), "Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." Discerning the need today for pure Christian education, devout parents and guardians of children will assist them to receive God's gift of the Christ, the right concept of being, with its healing and redeeming message.

Since there is no teaching so lasting as that received in early childhood and since the child thought is so receptive to the basic truths of Christianity, what greater gift could be given a child than to be guided into a demonstrable understanding of his spiritual selfhood as the reflection of God? The advent of this understanding is the new birth, which makes memorable the nativity of Jesus.

There may seem to be little room for the Christ-idea to be born and nurtured in the consciousness of children amidst the traditional festivities of the world's celebration of Christmas. With the best interest of little ones at heart, let us not only gladden and guard their Christmastide, but direct their thoughts into an eternal Christmas, man's conscious unity with God.

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