Lea and James' blog
Sunday, December 23, 2007Merry ChristmasMerry Christmas! James and I went to the Christmas service at our church today, and it was very encouraging!! Our pastor, Linn, was talking about how the meaning of Christmas if often "stolen" by commercialism, stress, family issues and worries, busyness, etc...and increasingly so with every year (and he compared this to the grinch, and how he "stole" christmas). He talked about how, amidst all of this craziness, we can become grinches ourselves and our attitudes reflect this. We become task/list focused, trying to get through the busy parking lots without losing our tempers, stressing out about christmas schedules...where to go and what to do, getting frustrated with fellow shoppers and store clerks...and then we often end up dissappointed when Christmas doesn't turn out "just perfect," or the way we expected it to. Linn talked about how we need to steal Christmas back!! We need to focus on not only the true meaning of Christmas, but the "reason for the season." Christmastime is not about the best toy, the most perfect party, or a vacation from work. Referring to Matthew 1, Linn pointed out the very first Christmas...as quiet, as lonely and as humble as it was...it was truly BEAUTIFUL. Our savior was born on that day, in a stable! He was born to SAVE US from our sins, for WE NEEDED A SAVIOR! What a wonderful truth. We are the reason for this season! Christ came, lived, and died for us. If we can understand this truth, then nothing and nobody can steal Christmas from us!! We really loved this message because it was a wonderful reminder of our inadequacies, and of God's humble and perfect strength...displayed by how he sent our Savior to us!! We also sang "Wonderful Maker" at Church, which is one of my favorite!! Here is the chorus... What a wonderful maker What a wonderful savior How majestic your whispers And how humble your love With a strength like no other And the heart of a father How majestic your whispers What a wonderful God You made the world and saw that it was good You sent your only son, for you are good ***I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere him*** Ecclesiastes 3:14 |
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