12 Days of Christmas at Ararat 2024 Day 1: Jesus is God.

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.“

‭‭John‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

As we have discussed, there is no prescription in the Bible for how/when to celebrate Christ’s birth; as well, there is also no prescription concerning what has come to be called, “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” But—seeing we believe that more observances celebrating Christ’s birth is a good thing—we will jump on board with celebrating another 12 days!

The 12 days of Christmas have been celebrated for hundreds of years. Now, the dates observed as the 12 days, vary. For our purposes we will use December 26 through January 6. Indeed, Armenia, the first Christian Nation, has always celebrated Christmas on January 6. As you may know, our Patriarch, Harry Ararat Mushegan, was a first generation Armenian American, his family having escaped the Armenian genocide in which millions of Armenians were martyred because of their devotion to Christ.

For our observance, we will look to the first 12 verses of John’s Gospel for our meditation on each of the 12 days. Our consideration will be brief, but can be used as a source of reflection for those who would like to have a better understanding of the Gift born in Bethlehem over 2000 years ago.

On this first day let us meditate on the truth that Jesus is God. Don’t struggle with understanding what we call “The Trinity,” God in three Persons. For now, let it suffice that God expresses Himself in three distinct ways, but is not a “committee” of 3 people.

Yes, Jesus, though fully man, was also/is also, fully God. Now, how should this truth impact our consideration of that manger scene?

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!