Jesus’ teaching continues to discern to the heart of each one of us. In today’s press I was reminded of “Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” Matthew 19:23-25 How easy it is to lose the Jesus story of the upside down kingdom of God. May God protect me from the tyranny of self-aggrandisement.
A luxury hotel in Abu Dhabi which unveiled a Christmas tree decorated with jewels valued at $US11 million has decided to put the record straight against criticism of having gone over the top.
The Emirates Palace hotel said it regretted “attempts to overload the tradition followed by most hotels in the country”, in a statement quoted in Gulf News on Sunday.
“Putting the Christmas tree… is a tradition meant to share in celebrating occasions guests hold while they are away from their home countries and families,” said the hotel in the United Arab Emirates capital.
Article, Trouble over 11 million dollar Christmas tree.
