Each year, my sweet Mother-in-Law sends out a Christmas invite to the families to gather at their home for Christmas Eve. Upon the invitation she always ends it with a heartfelt quote. I think this year was my favorite.
“Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas…perhaps… means a little bit more!”
~ Dr. Suess
The Grinch
Once November arrives, the days and weeks hurry by faster than the year before. Thanksgiving comes and then Christmas four to five weeks later. With the hustle and bustle of shopping, finding that perfect gift, we can lose sight of the meaning of the Season.
Christmas means Family.
And family doesn’t necessarily need to be one of blood, but of community, fellowship, and love. It is the coming together for food and fellowship. It is the giving and receiving of gifts.
Most importantly, for our family it is about the greatest gift this world has ever known. His name is the most famous name around the earth. His birth was recorded in the most-read book ever written, The Holy Bible.
The Messiah was born in a stable kept with livestock. He was wrapped in cloth and laid in a feeding trough for a bed.
He was the bridge to Heaven as our Redeemer.
And his name is, JESUS!
This is what the true meaning of Christmas is to me.
"Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about,"
said Linus.
“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were so afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”’
Luke 2:8-14 KJV
