They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.
1 Corinthians 9:25, NASV
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In 1992, the Worcester Wreath Company of Maine had a problem. The selling season was drawing to a close and Morrill Worcester had hundreds of unsold wreaths. What could he do? His mind went back to a trip to the nation's capital he'd won as a 12-year-old paper boy. Worcester had been deeply moved by his visit to Arlington National Cemetery. Now, years later, he loaded a truck with wreaths and received permission to decorate the graves at Arlington. That was over 15 years and 60,000 wreaths ago, and the idea has since spread to other military cemeteries. Every year, hundreds of volunteers lay "Wreaths Across America."
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
People have always loved wreaths. In the Old Testament, the trappings for the temple included decorative wreaths (2 Chronicles 3:16). Ancient athletes competed for a perishable wreath (1 Corinthians 9:25, NASV).
How strange that the only wreath our Lord knew was a crown of thorns.
Think of Christmas wreaths this year as memorials of Christ, endless circles reminding us of the everlasting life we enjoy because of Him who died for us and rose again.
The head that once was crowned with thorns is crowned with glory now. A royal diadem adorns the mighty Victor's brow.Thomas Kelly, hymnist
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