When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy.
(Matthew 2.10
NRSV)
She says to her boss: "My left brain is making lists of people I haven't sent cards to yet. My right brain is at the craft store, thinking up creative gifts I could make before Christmas...
"My nerves are at the mall, worrying whether I should have gotten the other necktie for my Dad. My stomach is still at last night's party begging for more Christmas cookies.
"My heart is stuck in traffic somewhere between my mother's house, my boyfriend's house and the adorable man I saw at the post office."
Her boss asks: "What is it you want, Cathy?"
Cathy replies: "May what's left of me sneak home early and take a nap?" Some of us may be feeling about that frazzled. Isn't it wonderful to take a few moments to collect ourselves in God's peace to center in on the majesty of the Christmas message?
Joy to the world comes in our savior, Jesus Christ.
Dear Jesus, please bring me your peace and joy. Amen.