What is Christmas?
“I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”- John 10:10b
Weeks before Thanksgiving my anxiety level kicks up several notches as I think of Christmas! In my mind I see miles of preparation as I think of cards to be mailed, gifts to be bought, decorations to be displayed, rehearsals to be attended, social engagements to be entered on the calendar, etc. And the week after Thanksgiving my heart is stilled as the ADVENT of Christmas enters my frenetic mind. This preparation helps me answer the question, “what is Christmas to me?”
Christmas is indeed giving, and those gifts and cards and invitations are part of that giving. But my heart says to look beyond what family and society want and expect. look gof the needs. Christmas is indeed serving, and those cantatas, committee plans, and potluck meals are part of that serving. But my heart says to look beyond pageantry of the season. Look for the One who was sent to serve.
What is Christmas to me? Christmas is the GOOD NEWS. Christmas is the birth of the Light. Christmas is God come down.
Prayer: Dear Lord, in these weeks of preparation, open our hearts to new ways of receiving and living the meaning of the Word made flesh. In Jesus’ sweet name we pray, Amen.
Carole Armistead, Wesley Forum Class
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