Why Jesus

Halloween lesson learned.......I had a few very young people come to my door last night dressed up in halloween outfits askin for treats....What did i say..! Im sorry, but i think you all best go home , !!...and closed the door... me being the good christain...thought i was right to do that, but i was wrong.! very wrong, My wife , who probably is more spiritual than me , said i was a bit hard on the kids, ..and you know , ..she was right.. The Holy Spirit showed me something i never thought of.... 5 mins later ,more knocks on the door .. when i openend it there was another bunch of kids wanting treats... This time, i didnt close the door...They were wearing the most beautiful costumes as far as halloween goes, and they just looked lovely , ages from 6 to 10. So i started to talk to them and asked them what tricks they have. One little 6 year old said, " I have a joke.." okay , let me hear it. "why did the pirate cross the road, "WHY"... TO GET HIS OTHER LEG..." Okay, any one else got something,,,,, another little girl, said, " What did one GHOST say To The other..." i chipped in.. "I CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH YOU.." That wasent the answer....By now they were all laughing and being very friendly to me . Okay, im getting to the point..!!!
I then asked them if they knew why they celebrate Halloween. They didnt know? i asked them if the teacher explained it to them ? there reply was that the teacher told them its just having a party and getting money and treats..? I then asked them why do they have a pumkin.. they didnt know.and when i told them it was to keep away evil spirits they all at the same time said OOOoooo?
Then i asked them if they would like to know the real reason for celibrating halloween.....yes,yes,yes,.... So i said ..."Get Ready.."Its to celebrate the dead. That got bigger OOOOOOOOoooooooo's
They were just lovely kids doing what they thought was okay , because no one had told them the reason for Halloween.
Here was a gentle opening to share with those beautiful children about Gods blessing, and i gave each one a bar of chocolate, a gift from God..... Who has blessed you with a big bar of chocolate !! ...... GOD! they said in unison.
Next year i will i will look to those little "Guisers" as we used to call them in scotland ....in a different light ...Gods Light!!
Wasent that good ...Smile, God Bless You my fellow brothers and sisters.... rikki