1.0Spirit Lifestyle with Rob & Aliss Cresswellhttps://spiritlifestyle.comRob Cresswellhttps://spiritlifestyle.com/author/rob-cresswell/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="pv6UvqHLrF"><a href="https://spiritlifestyle.com/a-christmas-blessing/">A CHRISTMAS BLESSING</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://spiritlifestyle.com/a-christmas-blessing/embed/#?secret=pv6UvqHLrF" width="600" height="338" title="“A CHRISTMAS BLESSING” — Spirit Lifestyle with Rob & Aliss Cresswell" data-secret="pv6UvqHLrF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://spiritlifestyle.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://spiritlifestyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/a-christmas-blessings.jpg20001351Christmas is a time for giving and receiving and a time for blessing others but who was the first person to bless Jesus? Was it a shepherd or one of the wise men? Or, if you know your scriptures, you may remember Simeon or Anna at the temple (Luke 2)? However, in the gospel accounts did you know that one of the very first acts of blessing upon Jesus is proclaimed over him while he is in the womb?!