posted by anna on Dec 16
To some people Christmas is finding a place to park in Walmart, and racing from store to store trying to find the best deal on a candle. To other people it’s making sure your house is sparkling clean before guests arrive, and checking in Betty Crocker to see if you have the right baking time for stuffing.
With TV, Internet, and all the major retail stores everywhere we turn, seeing the true meaning of Christmas and not the advertised version is getting harder every year, and now people are saying “Happy Holiday’s” instead of “Merry Christmas” because Christmas is to religious.
I hope that we will all take a minute out of the chaos of last minute shopping and cleaning and look at Christmas for what it really is, Jesus’ Birthday, the time where we should be so excited that Jesus is our savior it shows on our face and the way we treat others in Kindness and Respect.
Luke 2:8-18
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.” When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.