Happy Christmas Dear Reader,
If you ask those who know me well, they may say that I am
obsessed concerning Christmas. When I
was younger and so were my children, they called me Captain Christmas. I did whatever was necessary to make Christmas
magical for them.
When times are lean or hard our circumstances often
challenge our beliefs. When major
hurtful changes come, we have to decide if we really believe what we say we do
believe. My losses over the last few
months have seriously challenged this. I can feel the war within to be angry
and bitter instead of having faith.
Christmas celebration is an outward expression for me of my
inward belief. I have often said that
when things go very wrong, if my faith does not work in that moment then it was
never working at all. If I lose what is
precious to me and it does not drive me closer to Jesus then I did not have my
faith in Christ but in something else.
Without the things that are my outward celebration of
Christmas at hand I must decide if I still believe in it or not. When my Children
are far away and things are hard for them, do I still wish them great joy and
the peace of Christ in the season? Am I
still willing to set aside my pain and wish everyone I meet a Happy Christmas? Do I forget about what I want and see the
needs of others with a heart to give where I can?
If I ever had Christmas in my heart then the answer is a
resounding YES. I do believe. I will believe. I will “keep my Christmas spirit to the last.” It is not the circumstances that determine
belief, but rather, my belief that determines who I am in the
circumstances.
Do I miss my trappings and traditions? Again, the answer is a resounding YES. Were I able to work my will, I would put it
all in place and keep the lessons I am learning. Since this is not reality, I will show the love
that I have in my heart in the ways that I can.
I will work toward finding Christmas in my spirit and in how I am with
others. I will keep Christ as the center
of it.
Where are you Christmas?
You are in my heart as deeply as you were when I was a child. You are in the tears that fall for those I
love who do not see Christ as their hope and joy. You are in the thoughts and questions from my
Dear Reader. You are here every moment
of every day if I will only see you and as we said earlier, that comes from
believing. Do you believe in Christmas
Dear Reader? Please tell me about it.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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