Creator's Talking Circle Christmas

When the world was new, all was good. It was perfect! Something happened to change it to the world we have today.
An Evil spirit being called the Light Bearer, tricked our first parents. Light Bearer told the first people that they could be happier if they didn’t worship the Creator.
The first people, named Adam and Eve, listened to the lie, and for a moment, they rebelled from Creator.
This rebellion made their hearts twisted and sick. No longer did Adam and Eve get along. They became selfish and angry. All the generations were born with this sickness and they fought each other and even killed each other.

The good spirit helpers looked on with horror at what was happening to the earth and people. What could be done? The rebellion caused by the first people deserved punishment. Creator had warned Adam that if he rebelled, he would suffer death. So, death was the punishment for man’s rebellion.

Creator watched as people tried to fix their twisted hearts. People made many religions. Every religion hoped that it might restore the broken relationship with Creator. All the religions had lots of rules. Many religions tried to show devotion by shedding blood. Sometimes animals were sacrificed, sometimes humans were sacrificed. All those efforts were to try to pay for the offence of rebellion against Creator.

Creator looked down at the suffering of man and He felt sad. The religions man created only increased suffering.

To the great surprise of all the spirit beings, both good and evil, Creator had a plan to help the earth and people. He decided to come to earth himself and live with the people.

Creator could have come to earth, floating down from the sky with great ceremony. He could have come to kings, chiefs, and the powerful rulers. He could have come to speak with the smartest people. Instead, Creator chose to come to a small nation of only 8,500 square mileswhich was much smaller than the territory of the Secwepemc Nation. He chose to come into the world through birth. He chose to experience what it was to be like you and me.

Two thousand years ago, Creator came to earth as a baby. His name was Jesus, which means Creator Saves. But he didn’t stay a baby in a manger. He grew to become a man, so he could do for mankind, what we could never do for ourselves. He came to be a sacrifice to pay for the rebellion of Adam and Eve, and you and me, their children.

There is a lot of suffering in this world: bullies, fighting, war, and broken homes. Jesus came to fix the relationship between us and Creator. He also came to help us fix the relations we have with each other. Christmas, the coming of Jesus, is the best gift of all.