Thursday, December 26, 2002
Thursday, December 26, 2002
Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have;
for he has said, "I will never leave you or forsake you."
Some of us can also relate to the tired mother of six wonderful but active children. After being
home with them and her husband from dawn to midnight during Christmas vacation, heard the
song on the radio, "I Wish It Could Be Christmas All Year Long." She jumped out of her
chair--despite being tired and worn down and shouted, "Forget it--Forget it--only a merchant
would want it to be Christmas all year long."
Maybe you can relate to that. Of course, people who use credit find that Christmas does last all
year long. This is all to say that in spite of the joy we all experience during the celebration of
Christ's birth, there is a downside to Christmas.
However, don't forget that Jesus Christ is still with us!
(Hebrews 13.5
NRSV)
I hope you had a joyous holiday. Perhaps, though, you have moved from the anticipation of
Christmas to the anxiety after Christmas. Particularly if you ate to much during this season of
celebration or spent more than you planned.
Dear God, help me cope with the downside to Christmas, and may I never forget that Jesus is
always with me. Amen.
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