For over a dozen years while we lived in Northwest Indiana, we would host a Christmas Eve party with three dozen extended family members and friends. We all enjoyed great food, fun games, Christmas-themed Charades, and our White Elephant Gift Exchange.
But the evening was never complete until we all read Luke 2:8-14 together. And then we would always watch a brief clip of A Charlie Brown Christmas. It’s the classic scene where Charlie Brown asks:
“Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?”
Linus responds with the best-ever answer to that question as he recites Luke 2:8-14.
Did You Notice?
In watching and re-watching that scene for decades, I missed an incredibly poignant moment. Right in the middle of reciting Luke 2:8-14, Linus drops his blanket.
If Charlie Brown is best known for his striped shirt, then Linus is most associated with his ever-present security blanket. To no avail, his friends try to separate Linus from his blanket. But he refuses to let go.
Until this moment when Linus drops his blanket.
And the specific moment? Linus drops his blanket as he shares the words, “Fear not.”
It’s crystal clear what Charles Schulze was saying.
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