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The tradition of Christmas pageants goes back to medieval times. Legend tells us Saint Francis of Assisi orchestrated one of the first Christmas pageants to remind people of the humble beginnings of the Lord Jesus. The tradition specifically included children and youth to dramatize the Nativity for the purpose of showing us that God came to us not in the unrealistic glory of professional sets, digital fX, and Hollywood actors, but in the beautiful and messy reality of the amature nativity play.

This Sunday our youth and children will lead us in worship, and I use the term "leading us in worship" intentionally. They are not simply performing theater. They are our preachers and ministers this week-- reminding us with their words and their very lives that the gospel is not some secret that only the most mature or very smartest can grasp, but a gift given that makes the simple wise and the wise simple (Psalm 19:7).