{"id":1063,"date":"2020-12-24T11:47:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T17:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/runningfromrunning.com\/?p=1063"},"modified":"2020-12-24T11:47:38","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T17:47:38","slug":"merry-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningfromrunning.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/24\/merry-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Merry Christmas!<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the first years I have not sent a Christmas card out and I&#8217;m feeling a little bitter-sweet about it. I look forward to getting cards from friends and family every year and I save all of them. Maybe I&#8217;ll get around to sending a Happy New Year&#8217;s card&#8230;at least that&#8217;s what I&#8217;m telling myself!<\/p>\n<p>So from our family to yours, we are wishing you a very Merry Christmas!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1069 \" src=\"http:\/\/runningfromrunning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/christmas-2020-e1608831774337.jpg\" alt=\"merry christmas 2020\" width=\"695\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runningfromrunning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/christmas-2020-e1608831774337.jpg 826w, https:\/\/runningfromrunning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/christmas-2020-e1608831774337-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runningfromrunning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/christmas-2020-e1608831774337-768x635.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"q1\"><span class=\"verse v6\" data-usfm=\"ISA.9.6\"><span class=\"content\">&#8220;<em>For a child is born to us,<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"q2\"><em><span class=\"verse v6\" data-usfm=\"ISA.9.6\"><span class=\"content\">a son is given to us.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"q1\"><em><span class=\"verse v6\" data-usfm=\"ISA.9.6\"><span class=\"content\">The government will rest on his shoulders.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"q2\"><em><span class=\"verse v6\" data-usfm=\"ISA.9.6\"><span class=\"content\">And he will be called:<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"q1\"><em><span class=\"verse v6\" data-usfm=\"ISA.9.6\"><span class=\"content\">Wonderful Counselor,<\/span><span class=\"content\"> Mighty God,<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"q2\"><em><span class=\"verse v6\" data-usfm=\"ISA.9.6\"><span class=\"content\">Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div><strong>&#8212; Isaiah 9:6<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><em><span class=\"wj\"><span class=\"content\">\u201cFor God so loved the world,<br \/>\nthat he gave his only Son, <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div><em><span class=\"wj\"><span class=\"content\">that whoever believes in him <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div><em><span class=\"wj\"><span class=\"content\">should not <\/span><\/span><span class=\"wj\"><span class=\"content\">perish but have eternal life.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div><strong>&#8212; John 3:16<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><em><span class=\"verse v32\" data-usfm=\"LUK.1.32\"><span class=\"content\">&#8220;He will be great and will be called the Son of <\/span><span class=\"content\">the Most High. <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div><em><span class=\"verse v32\" data-usfm=\"LUK.1.32\"><span class=\"content\">And the Lord God\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"content\">will give to him the throne of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"content\">his father David,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div><em><span class=\"verse v33\" data-usfm=\"LUK.1.33\"><span class=\"content\">and he will reign over the house of Jacob\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"content\">forever, <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div><em><span class=\"verse v33\" data-usfm=\"LUK.1.33\"><span class=\"content\">and of his kingdom there will be no end.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div><strong>&#8212; Luke 1: 32-22<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merry Christmas! 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