Christmas is a special time at our house. It is special for many reasons. First, and most important is that we celebrate the birth of Christ. We feel like Christ is the most special gift that will ever be given and although December 25 may not be the exact birth date, it is the day that we set aside to worship and celebrate His coming to us as a human. A day that forever changed us all, whether you accept him or not.
We as a family believe the God man did come to give us a path to eternal life.
As a family we do enjoy many other aspects of Christmas (as man-made as they may be). Some of these others reasons we enjoy the season are:
1) Time with family and friends.
2) Colorful lightning on many homes (Will absolutely loves them. He just wishes Pop would slow down a little when driving by the homes).
3) Nativity scenes (Donna and Will both really enjoy the scene depicting the manger scene).
4) Christmas trees and greenery in our home.
5) Presents (I know, this is bad. However, when you have a 6 year old this is big.).
I don't know how you will spend your Christmas. You may make the choice to ignore the obvious (as alot of our society tries to do) that this holiday is built around the Christ-child. However, what a glorious time when you realize that Christ came to give us life, a life filled with a peace that only he can give. He also gives us joy. Joy that allows you to enjoy all the other things I have listed that go along with this time of year.
Tonight our church adult choir had the annual Christmas Cantata. It was awesome! Beautiful music that reminded me just how special this time of year can be. Although each of us to some extent gets caught up in the materialism of Christmas we can still have those moments where we just reflect and realize what blessings we have been given. No, not trampolines, basketball goals or diamond rings. The blessings of seeing a 6 month old play baby Jesus. Seeing your mom and dad holding your son as they hear the songs of this season. The realization that someone needed to hear these offerings of praise through song really bad.
You get the picture.
Hey, this year just stop for a few moments. Realize that life was designed by God the Father to worship the Son. Other than the obvious how can we worship? Well, scripture tells us to feed the hungry and clothe the naked. In other words, just love your fellow man. Give our of your abundance to those that need help. This time of year, if no other, should be when we realize that Christ has called us to that duty.
From the Brown's we wish you a very merry CHRISTmas and a wonderful 2010.
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