Micah 6:8
Luke 2:1-7
Yes, your life matters.
Some of you are still sheltering in place, but fear not: I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?
This is Christmas Eve - the day before we celebrate the birth of Christ. Many start the celebration this evening with church services, family gatherings, even present openings. (How do they do that? Does Santa some early to some folks, just so they can do that? It just doesn't make any sense!)
In a literal sense, we'll start this evening with worship at church, then head home to finish all those last-minute things that somehow never get done until that last minute.
Still, in at least as real a sense, we started this celebration on 28 November - the first Sunday of Advent - as we started the journey of preparation for the Joy we celebrate on Christmas.
Further, in at last as real a sense as either of those, we've been celebrating for as long as we've been Christians. Just as Ebenezer Scrooge discovers, it's imperative to keep Christmas in our hearts every day of every year.
I had a conversation with a friend at church recently about C&E Christians - those who only show up on Christmas and Easter. He said that growing up he had been pretty much one of those, but no longer. My thought is that if we made worship more like those two all year we might get more Christians who realize that Christmas and Easter are just particular days to emphasize what we really do and believe all year (and all week!) long.
So celebrate Christ's birth today and tomorrow... and every day... and celebrate His death and resurrection every day as well.
After all, Love came down at Christmas, lived with us for a few decades, then died for us and rose for us.
Amen!
Keep Calm and Don't Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.
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