It’s a Christmas standard – watching Jimmy Stewart’s portrayal of George Bailey in the 1946 holiday favorite “It’s a Wonderful Life.” There’s not another movie that gives you such a wonderful feeling of warmth, satisfaction, and the sense of what it means to be known and valued.
George thinks his life is worthless and, by a miracle from God (and a little help from Clarence the misfit angel), he is shown what life in his part of the world would have been like if he were given his wish of never being born. It doesn’t take long before he discovers that fame, wealth, and adventure can’t hold a candle to the richness of a life filled with family and friends whose life you’ve touched and who understand their time on this earth is the better for having known you.
To know and be known – what could be better? I think Frank Capra gave us a masterpiece of insight into the heart of God and His great desire to convince us how valuable we are. But God didn’t send a 2nd class angel to do the job. He sent His Son – the Creator, the Word, the Alpha and the Omega, the Great I Am. Sent to a poor couple to be born in a dirty stable for the sole purpose of affirming our value in His sight.
I’d like to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas. May you truly understand the personal interest God has in you and your inestimable value in His sight.
Tami Cinquemani
Merry Christmas, Tami! Loved hearing you speak at church yesterday. :)
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