Christmas Time
As we ready ourselves to celebrate yet another Christmas to
honor the birth of our Lord Jesus let us remember that this is a
time to focus on the many blessings in our lives. Each day
should be a day to focus on these things we hold dear that the
Lord has brought to us but Christmas time is especially good for
bringing these things that we should always notice to the
forefront of our minds and our thoughts.
Christmas time is about giving and not only in the way of
handing out material presents to one another that we purchase
from the many stores we have to choose from but it's mainly a
time of giving the most important things like an ear to someone
who needs to be listened to or a coat for a small child who is
need of one. Handing out and giving can be done best by giving
someone a smile when they are feeling down or encouragement to
get past the gloom they might feel in order to stand tall and
move onward with joy.
Christmas time giving can mean giving a home to a small animal
that otherwise would be alone and cold and miserable out in the
elements with nobody to care for them. All these things make a
difference in the world and they might not individually heal all
that needs to be healed but each offering of kindness furthers
the cause of bringing true love and peace to a world badly in
need of these things.
A few material gifts are fine and are especially welcome from
the children who wait for old Saint Nick to come and spread his
joy to the children but among the joy of the material should
also be a lesson that the best and most important gifts come
from inside and are given from the heart and soul from one human
being to another.
I feel that even as we watch the nightly news that tells us of
the many sad and evil things of this world that goodness
overcomes and goodness makes up the majority of the people of
this world.
As the three wisemen were guided by the star of Bethlehem to the
manger to witness the miracle of the birth of Jesus let's also
use that same light that shines in us from Jesus to guide our
hearts to do good deeds and make another human being feel
special and cared for in the most important ways by the power of
love and mercy.
Let the lesson of Jesus being turned away from the Inn inspire
us not to turn away from someone or something that may be in
need of our help and our light to shine on them. The power of
the human spirit and the human heart can work wonders and the
pureness of a kind act can turn wrong into right.
This holiday season let that same pureness flow from within your
heart and into anothers and let's make Jesus proud to be our
Father and our Lord by our actions that are inspired by his love
for us.
May you and your family have a very blessed Christmas and a
Happy New Year and may the light of the lord always shine upon
you and carry you in your time of need.