12/15/2023
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who volunteered and joined us for this year's Luminary Event at Magnolia Park! It was a special evening of unity, reflection, and remembering under the starry sky.
🕯️ Together, we remembered the legacy of those who are no longer with us and embraced the spirit of the season, focusing on the Savior who brings light and love into our lives. It was truly an honor to serve the Magnolia Park Family.
🎄 Wishing each and every one of you a Merry Christmas filled with warmth and joy! Special thanks go out to:
🤝 Happy Hour Service Center for lending us extra helping hands,
🎶 Toni Henson Slade for the beautiful songs,
☕ Woodlands Coffee Roasters & Cafe for the delicious coffee and hot chocolate that warmed our hearts,
🚗 Battery Source for providing Golf Cart Shuttles, ensuring everyone could join in the festivities,
🎤 Chad Wood for delivering a meaningful message.
We are also thrilled to share the moving poem that Chad wrote and shared with us during the event, titled "O CHRISTmas Tree."
🎄 O CHRISTmas Tree 🎄
So there you are, O Christmas Tree,
Standing so high on Calvary.
Truly, you hold just one ornament,
The price of a man whom God has sent.
And there you stand, upright and bold,
You are the foundation of the best story told.
So well put together and your wood is strong,
To be as your ornament, my soul shall long.
You are stained with blood from when he was nailed,
He there took my place although I failed.
What was it like as he was displayed?
He suffered on you as he was betrayed.
The presence of glory scorned by your touch,
The things he went through, and loves us so much.
The glory, the grace, the Almighty power,
He walked in my shoes, my life that was sour.
And you were the key to which he changed the earth,
To trust and obey with a second birth.
Though it should have been me that hung on a cross,
But now in his presence, my life not a loss.
So there you are, O Christmas Tree,
Holding the man who died for me.
By Chadwick Baret Wood
Your contributions made this event truly special, and we're grateful for the community spirit that made it all possible. Here's to spreading love and light this holiday season!
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