Christmas is a wonderful time of year for me and, although I’m
missing several family members (Jonathan is now married, and both Kathryn and her family and Stephen are half a country away), I still find much to rejoice
about. After all, Christmas is not just about family.
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I remember a Christmas many years ago when they said that
the star of Bethlehem had reappeared. Of
course, this had my little brain scrambling. "Does that mean there’s another
Jesus? Where could he be?” I looked and looked out the frosty
window, but couldn’t seem to see what everyone else around me was seeing. None of the stars looked at all like the one
on the top of my tree! In reality, I was
looking for the wrong thing.
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My brothers and sister had spotted what they called “The
Star of Bethlehem,” and were pointing and laughing. To this day, I have no idea what star it was
that they saw, but they seemed thrilled
that they found what they wanted – the very Star of Bethlehem! Or, at least that’s what they thought. They may very well have been mistaken, but it
got me thinking.
Isn’t that what so many of us do at Christmastime? We look for the wrong thing. No matter how much we know that happiness is
not in possessions, we still get like giddy children on Christmas morning when
we get just what we want. And we can be
quite downcast when we don’t get what
we want.
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And then the family comes to visit, and if it’s just right,
we’re so happy. But if a tiff starts up
between some siblings, or if Aunt Suzie burns the rolls, it could ruin our
day! Why? Because we were looking for the wrong
thing. We were looking for a perfect Holiday,
or some glorious Little-House-on-the-Prairie-moment, rather than a simple
celebration of the Saviour coming to earth.
What are we looking for this Christmas? Are we perhaps looking for the wrong
thing? Do those around us see it, are
they pointing and ribbing each other, while we stand at the window not
seeing? Let us think carefully about our
Holiday, keeping our spiritual eyes looking for Jesus, and we will not turn
away from the window disappointed.
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2 comments:
nice post! thank you for sharing...happy holidays...blessings soraya
Blessings on you and your family today. I hope we all look for the right thing today. We are going to church ~ then having a meal with each other. No children present but
thank God ~ Our Savior is present and that is the main thing.
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