A Christmas Story and Message from Rev David Jones of Greenfield Chapel

Although not as well knows as Barnardoes, Spurgeon’s childcare has had a caring Ministry for children, especially in London for over a hundred years. Shortly after Word War II came to a close, the nation began picking up the pieces. Much of Britain had been ravaged by war and many cities were in ruins.

Perhaps the saddest sight of all was that of starving orphaned children scavenging for food in the war torn streets.

Early one chilly morning a soldier was making his way back to barracks in London. As he turned the corner in his jeep, he spotted a little lad with his nose pressed to the window of a bakery. Inside the baker was kneading dough for a fresh batch of doughnuts.

The hungry boy stared in silence, watching every move. The soldier pulled his jeep to the curb, stopped, got out and walked quietly over to the bakery window. Through the steamed – up window he could see the mouth watering morsels as they were being pulled from the oven, piping hot. The boy sighed as he watched the baker carefully place them into the glass enclosed counter.

The soldier’s heart went out to the young lad next to him.’Would you like some of those, Son?’ The boy was startled ‘Oh Yeah…..I would’ The soldier stepped inside and bought a dozen, put them in a bag and walked back to the boy in the cold. He smiled, held out the bag, and said simply ‘Here you are’

As he turned to walk away, he felt a tug on his coat. He looked back and heard the child ask quietly ‘Mister…..are you God?

The spirit of Christmas is one of generous love. We are never more like God than when we give to those in need. The Bible tells us that God so loved the world that he gave his only son, Jesus to us at Christmas. And what God loves more that anything is that we follow his example and give generously to those who have less than ourselves.

May the peace and joy of Christ be with you and yours this Christmas time…..