I went to buy Christmas cards today, you know the boxed kind, and out of all the cards I found, there was only one that had the theme of Christ coming. I have to say that I was shocked. We have moved so far from the original meaning of Christmas that the birth of our Savior is no longer the main reason for the season. Even Santa is irrelevant to so many this year. What is relevant , what is the main reason? - stuff, and lots of it.
Are you as saddened as I? I can't wait for the season to be over. It seems so blasphemous and embarassing to me. But then, I realize that it is causing me to my knees. I come to Christ and all I can say is that I am so sorry. "Please, Lord, save us. Come. Come to your people and bring us again to the quiet awe of God breaking into time. Let us be humbled at the thought that we are totally lost without your intervention. Cause us to be astonished at the God who would humble Himself to be born in the lowest of circumstances."
He walked among us, like us. He knows the heart break of seeing us crave what will not last when He is in our midst. Unlike us, He always sought His Father and His will and was not inticed by the stuff of the world. He understands that we are human, frail, easily distracted from Him. He knows us and that is why He came. Saddened by our lostness, He came that morn to show us the way home.
Christmas opened a door home. It opened a path to the heart of God. It was meant to make the things of this world less enticing for He is the ultimate treasure, the reason for every season.
I feel better now. I think I'll tell everyone I know, even a few I don't about the awesome gift of Christmas.
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