{"id":3263,"date":"2025-12-14T22:00:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T22:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foresidechurch.org\/?p=3263"},"modified":"2025-12-15T22:04:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T22:04:19","slug":"re-creating-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foresidechurch.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/14\/re-creating-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-Creating Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"December 14, 2025 - Pageant Sunday Worship\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FIJq6piG-kg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Scripture: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?passage=Isaiah+35:1-10\">Isaiah 35:1-10<\/a><br>As our children share Christ&#8217;s birth with us in our annual Christmas Pageant, we wonder at what gifts come to us as we turn this holy story over to our youngest members of the church. 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