As Christians, we can find a lot of negative stuff about the season... consumerism, fraud and theft to name a few. And there are plenty of aspects to Christmas that really have little connection to the birth of Jesus. But does that mean they are all bad? God cleaned up some things in Peter's dream in Acts that Peter never would have imagined could be clean. And I believe that he can clean up the things we may have muddied about Christmas. Here are some things that don't necessarily have anything to do with the birth of Christ that I love about Christmas:
- Christmas specials... the sappier the better
- And even more fun... Children's Christmas specials like Rudolph and A Charlie Brown Christmas
- The ornaments my children made at school
- Knowing I've found just the right gift without stressing about it
- Christmas cookies, fudge, and all the other wonderful goodies of the year
- Elvis Christmas CD
- Santa Claus!
- The excitement of wondering what is in that pretty package with my name on it
- driving around neighborhoods looking at light displays
- getting up absurdly early Christmas morning to open presents
- Having small children around to enjoy the season with
Can you add to this list? I'd love to see some comments on my blog page or on Facebook. What do you love about Christmas... even if you won't see it at church?
Father,
I love that you give us life to enjoy in its fullness and that we can be a little worldly even in our our religious celebrations. Help us to keep it balanced, though and to remember the Christ child in the midst of the excitement. Amen.
Joys: All of the things in my list above!
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