happy christmas, everyone. truly.
perhaps we should hold on a little longer to our thankgiving-ness as we head into christmas. all the gratitude for the beauty, relationships & varied richness of our lives should make us appreciate the depth of christmas a little more. it should make us a little less about what's under the tree and a little more about Who's in the manger. it should give us grace for fellow parking lot circlers, tired store clerks & hassled line-waiters.
i look around my life, and i know that i don't need anything for christmas. every gift will be pure gift... pure grace. so i want to extend that to my people, and all the people whose paths i will cross this season. i want to offer them grace, whether it be in a gift under the tree or the gift of a smile or patience or letting someone else take the "good" parking spot.
Jesus is crazy, extravagant love... love that looks out for the other. so i am going to try to look out for the other this christmas, in whatever small ways i can. i hope you do, too. we can be joy bringers, in some way participating with the shepherds spilling over with Good News.
so, really, happy christmas. may you experience something that goes deeper than "merry"... the grace of joy.
4 comments:
happy Christmas indeed!
yes indeed.me 2. i wish it was still thanksgiving 2. that's my fav. holiday!! i like xmas it's just that i get things that i dont deserve. i feel like i get to many things.!! especially when grandparents come and they all love to spoil u!
but happy xmas and love ya
sporty#9
amen sister! miss ya.
krii
yes that is so true I think Thanksgiving should last longer than one day cause than maybe ppl will appreciate what they have...
love you lots!
-spice
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