I love this time of year. I love that Thanksgiving gets our minds and hearts in a grateful spot so we can welcome in the Christmas season, and it’s wonderful that it is a Season and not just a Day.
I’ve been on my soap
box lately about getting Christmas to be “The favorite“ holiday again. It seems to have lost its place and I think
ol’ Lucifer is pretty happy about this.
Too much commercialization, too many trappings to occupy us, to much
money spent, too many cranky crowds….. I think Satan rejoices when he hears.. “Ugh,
Christmas again?” or “What’s the big
deal about Christmas?” or even, "I hate Christmas" Many people say Thanksgiving is their favorite holiday
now because there are not worrisome gifts involved. We eat, we thank. Or Halloween is for the younger set because it’s just
costumes, candy and fun. Don’t get me
wrong, I love these two Holidays…but really they are kind of selfish holidays,
because we don’t have to reach out and think of others at all. Christmas is really the only one that begs us
to be more Christ like. This does take
some effort. It takes moving away from
the “natural” man and moving toward spirituality .
Christmas should be the favorite because it celebrates the
birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ and all that is wrapped up in that….love,
charity, faith, the atonement …..it’s so, so important.
I don’t want to be
caught up in the material side and get all worked up and worried about enough
gifts or are the decorations just right or any other natural man stuff. I don’t want to buy into the
commercialization of it. I just want to be in a heightened spirit
of generosity, togetherness and love…that’s why it’s wonderful that it is a
Season and not just a Day.
So …I will get off my
soap box now and enjoy
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