Some Christians are questioning the validity of “Christmas Decorations”
during the holiday season. There is a
group that sees nothing wrong with having a tree, putting up lights or playing
traditional Christmas music. Then there
are those who think that Jesus is being lost in the mix and we should not give
gifts or focus on anything other than God.
What is Christmas all about anyway? It is a time set aside to commemorate the
birth of Jesus Christ; the Nativity. So,
what's so bad about the things in the first paragraph? Can Christians be true to their allegiance to
God & make merry as they send out the proverbial Christmas
card or deck the halls?
I do agree that the retail community has commercialized
Christmas too much, especially when they tend to draw employees away from their families on Thanksgiving & Christmas
Day by having them work on the holiday.
The way that Thanksgiving is lost between the celebration of Halloween
and Christmas has gotten worst over the years.
And let’s not forget that some people and some places demand that Merry
Christmas be replace by the words “Happy Holidays”.
As I began to decorate this year, my husband & I went to
select a “live tree”. After having had
an artificial tree for over 20 years, the lights died. Decorating the tree reminds me of the
wonderful family times that we had in the past: midnight mass, chopping down
our own tree, walking through the snow, the Ooo’s and Awh’s when the lights
were turned on, family gathering around the dinner table, and the love that is
shared during this time.
If this one time of the year gives just one person the
desire to come to church, or implants a little joy and good will; then let your
light so shine before men - be it spiritual or a little physical. Instead of criticizing how we express Christmas, let’s spread the love of Christ
to the world.
“Jesus is the Reason for the Season” and as you choose to
decorate or not decorate – let’s remember to “Keep Christ in Christmas” and
love one another instead of condemning how our neighbor chooses to celebrate
with holiday decorations.
Isaiah 9:6 King James Version (KJV)
“For unto
us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon
his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty
God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”
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