Merry Christmas

It's almost time for the celebration. The tree is up with the decorations and the house is decorated. I can't help but be reminded of the Christmas days from my childhood. You could feel the Christmas spirit in the air. It was a different time. As I look at the tree I have to say I feel absolutely nothing. It's become just another day.  I start trying to put my finger on it and figure out where the Christmas spirit went. Is it it because my mom is no longer here with us? She did make it special.  Is it the corporate greed from all of the retailers that has spoiled it for me? Is it that we seem to live in a materialistic society? Could it be the me first world we live in? While all of these things definitely contribute to the downfall of Christmas,  a light came on last night and it showed me what was missing. While watching a program on TV last night, there was a church scene that really spoke to me. It reminded me of all that was missing in my life. It showed a little church  with a preacher giving an  altar call. The people were responding by walking to the altar and kneeling to pray. My eyes filled with tears because that was what made Christmas special.  It is hard to celebrate a birthday when the guest of honor is not present.  It becomes just another day. That is exactly how I felt. It was just another day.  Jesus Christ is truly the reason for the season. I hope if you are reading this you have the light come on for you.  I have struggled with writing this and putting it into words. I have been trying to write this for 2 weeks. I did not have the answer until last night. I woke this morning feeling more positive than I can remember in years.  It's amazing what happens when you put things in perspective.
God Bless and Merry CHRISTmas.