Description 

Theme:

The hope of the birth of Christ stirs a kinetic response within us.

Synopsis:

• Black and white film reveals three characters in various states.
• One character sits alone in a concrete expanse, one sits alone sipping coffee, another rides a bicycle.
• Text from Isaiah 9 is displayed "The people walking in darkness have seen a great light..."
• As the music builds, each character reaches a turning point.
• The man on the concrete gets up and begins to run.
• The woman also gets up, and walks to a mountain crossroad.
• The woman on the bicycle stops at a crossroad and examines each path.
• Eventually each character begins moving, running, bicycling, presumably toward the Christ child, or the idea and promise of Christ's birth.
• Other characters are also introduced, all in kinetic movement, or running toward the new king.
• Final text reveals 'The Christ has come.'          

Conversation:

• What is your response to the Christmas story?
• What should one's response to the Christmas story be?
• Should the knowledge of Christ stir movement in us? What sort of movement would that be?
• Is the life of a Christ follower a life of knowledge, or a life of action?
• How can the energy and symbolism of the true Christmas story sustain us throughout the year?

Scripture References:

• Luke 9:2-7
• Matthew 2:1-12
• Isaiah 9

Runtime:	2:58
Genre:	Christmas