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Xmas in the Sanctuary - 2006

**Posted in ABCs and 123s**

When I was much, MUCH younger, I resented bitterfly the use of "X" in place of "Christ" in words like "Christmas" and I was pretty vocal about it I thought it HAD to be the height of laziness and disrespect.

Growth in my spiritual journey has brought with it some knowledge I didn't have as a young adult, and I now understand that the use of "X" to represent Christ is NOT a sacrilege as I once believed.

One of the most popular of all Christian symbols is the monogram of Christ (called "Chrismon") which is formed by superimposing His initials (Ihsous Christos in Greek) (Iota Chi) where Christ is represented by the letter for "Chi" which is "X".

That's a poor explanation of a very holy symbol to Christians . . . I apologize for my inability to explain it better, even as I find yet another thing to rejoice about when I see the "X" in "Xmas"!

Taken in: United States / Georgia / Adairsville (show map)

Taken on: December 10, 2006

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Adairsville

Adairsville First UMC

Christmas 2006

Christmas

X is for Xmas

X is for Christ

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Sets appears in: • Adairsville Catch-All File

Groups appears in: • ABCs and 123s • flickr in full color [No Black & White !]

Camera: Canon PowerShot G5, f/3.0, 1/25 sec, 28.8mm (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot G5
Aperture:	f/3.0
Exposure Time:	0.04 sec (1/25)
Focal Length:	28.8mm
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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