At this time of the year I always remember something I wrote many years ago. Its content applies today and is just as important.
I would like to share this with you. The title is, “The Greatest Gift”.
As the last faint sounds of Christmas carols fade off in the distance, and the water begins to chill around your ankles as you soak your aching feet …. What will you really recall about Christmas? What was the greatest gift?
I honestly believe that if a poll was taken as to the true meaning of Christmas, “receiving/buying gifts” and “Santa Claus” would rank as the most often answered.
Will a smile of love and appreciation cross our faces in the midst of scurrying around to find a bigger and better present for sister Sally than what brother Joe will give her; hunting down the fullest and tallest tree, and decorating our dwellings. Will we remember the real purpose of this Holiday Season, the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ? Will we stop to ponder about that baby in the manger and how His life and death has brought meaning to our lives? His life was an example of the way we are to live. He loved us so very much that He was obedient to the end, even unto death on a cross.
We seem to get so caught up in the materialistic outlook of life we lose touch with the most important gift we have to give, not only at Christmas, but every day of our lives. That gift is the gift of love. Not love as the world knows it, but as Jesus Christ lived it. Instead of, or in addition to, decorating the outside of our dwellings, we should decorate the inside of our “temples”. We should take Christmas out of our pocketbooks and put it back in our hearts!
Have a blessed Holiday and remember that Jesus is the reason for the season!
I enjoy being able to shop when I want to and even do it in my PJ’s in the comfort of my home! This helps reduce the threat of impulse buying.
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So as you are out there amidst the crowds of people trying to find the bargains, and nicest gifts remember what Christmas is really all about. A simple hug or warm touch can be a greater gift than what money could ever buy.
This post is written by Judy Conway
on November 28, 2008
