The Christmas tree,
which is an evergreen with it's boughs stretched
toward heaven, reminds us of the everlasting life
that Christ came to bring sinners. The candles or
lights on the tree remind us that Jesus is the
light of the world. This surely is what Martin
Luther envisioned back in 1535 when he cut and
decorated the first Christmas tree for his
children. Prince Albert carried the Christmas
tree custom from Germany to Windsor Castle in
1841. Ten years later, a Cleveland minister was
accused of sacrilege and idolatry when he put up
the first American tree. But a young child saw it
right. "Mother", he whispered,
"the pastor's got a tree from heaven!"
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