Holy Innocents

I have to admit this is a really

horrible hand!

It is supposed to be the 

hand of St. John the Apostle.

But then he was writing till he was very old.

So this is a picture of his old, gnarled hand.

It was St. John's feast day yesterday.

He wrote in his gospel,

"We are writing this so our joy may be complete."

When JOY is shared,

it is completed.

When Joy is kept to ourselves,

something is lacking!

Take time to share JOY 

this Christmas season!

And who better to share it with

than children!

Today, December 28,

is the Feast Day of the Holy Innocents.

King Herod had hundreds of 

innocent children massacred

ostensibly to save his throne.

Macrobius (ca. AD 400), 

one of the last pagan writers in Rome,

in his book Saturnalia, wrote:

"When it was heard that,

as part of the slaughter of boys

up to two years old,

Herod, king of the Jews,

had ordered his own son to be killed,

the Emperor Augustus remarked,

"It is better to be Herod's pig than his son."

source

Ironically today 

countless, innocent unborn children

are being slaughtered legally.

It was better to be a pig

than Herod's son

because Herod was a Jew 

and killing a pig was not kosher!

Today it is better to be an endangered animal

than a fetus in the womb!

Endangered animals are more protected,

aren't they?

Proverbs 4 says:

"Keep your heart with all diligence;

for out of it are the issues of life."

I thought it was time for a

Christmas Giveway.

Here's an ATC I made

and the design was made into a necklace.

Would you like to win the ATC and the necklace?

Visit this post to win.

Every week I choose one wonderful visitor

who leaves a comment

to receive an ATC from me.

This week, random.org chose

#4, Sharon Evans of 

Sharon's Patch and 

Standing on Faith

and Art Inspirations.

Sharon is from New Zealand 

and is my type of lady-

she uses her art to inspire and encourage!

I know it takes so much time and effort

to leave a comment

and I appreciate it so much!

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