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The GB News 12 Days of Christmas, Day One
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I'm Mike Millminer, vicar in the Church of England and Merry Christmas to you all
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Amidst the joy of that first Christmas morning, we read these jarring words
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there was no room for them. They're words that sum up the Christmas experience of many today
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Christ comes into the world full of life and glory. Heaven and earth sings in adoration, but somehow he is pushed to the margins
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His first night is not in a nice cot, with pride of place in a cosy room
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but on a feeding trough surrounded by the animals. I often wonder if things are much the same today
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Christmas is a celebration of Christ, and yet somehow we manage to squeeze him to the margins
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Our homes are full, full of relatives, full of turkey, full of presents, all good things
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But in the busyness of our Christmas programmes, does Christ become a side note
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This Christmas, as we enjoy the blessings of the season, perhaps we might pause
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Have we made space for Jesus? Because the greatest Christmas gift is not to be found under a tree
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It is the one lying in the manger, waiting to be welcomed in
