Christmas

There are millions of websites that attempt to explain the meaning of Christmas. There are droves of Christian websites that detail and break down what the Bible says Christmas means and how Christ came to be. There are websites that talk about the pagan rituals and the fact that many of the current things we do originate from these rituals. It seems like everyone has an opinion on the true meaning of Christmas. Just google the question and you will see.

The truth is that we don't really know the day that Christ was born. So why do we celebrate His birth on December 25th? Why not? Who really cares about the exact date of the birth of Jesus Christ. Does knowing or not knowing really mean anything? No. Sorry, but no. So why do we need to debate the subject? For the same reason that people debate the bible. For the same reasons well-meaning Christians will take a single sentence of the bible and turn it into a reason for them to be self-righteous or better than the rest of us. We are all more alike than we think. For every person who feels one way about the subject you have an equally number of those who oppose it.

I would rather focus on what Christ means to me. How His life's mission was simply to save humanity and how by doing that He also saved me. To me Christmas is a time to look back on the year and reflect. Was this a good year? Was I the person Christ wanted me to be? How can I do better? Christmas is a time to honor one another while we also honor our savior. To spend time as a family in celebration of life!

Sometimes our human nature is to overly complicate everything. To get stuck in these humanly debates about life and the meaning of it and the purpose of it and I think we all just need to disconnect sometimes. Turn off our phones, our computers and our brains and try to connect with God instead. Just be. Be quiet. Be still. Be with God. If you can do that successfully His plan for your life will be revealed in the silence. And the more you connect with Him the clearer you will see this plan. And the deeper your connection will become in the process!

Lord my prayer today is that You will save humanity. Not just on Sundays. Not just on Christmas. Not just on Easter. By every single day. Lord, let us worship you for this every day. Not just on Sundays, Christmas and Easter, but every single day. Lord I love you with all my heart and soul. Having You by my side is not only a gift that I treasure, it is something I could not live without. Thank you for coming to earth, regardless of when you arrived. And thank you for saving us! You give meaning to our existence. Thank you for that! AMEN!