Christmas

Christmas is on my mind as we approach the holiday. I think there have been years when the holiday was different for many of us. Like most Christians, in spite of our current circumstances the hope of the season always acts as a prevailing booster. Beyond the daily routine of our place in time and space there echos the good news that angels announced on a glorious night thousands of years ago. Regardless of our current position or place in life, the Lord is still well pleased to dwell among us and remind us that salvation has come and will come for every believing child of God. Joy to the world that knows more than a few sorrows and sadness. Peace on earth still resonates above the raging wars and inhumanities of mankind. There is still Hope for tomorrow when every tear shall be wiped away and we shall see Him truly as He is. This Hope carries me and helps me face the things that life may bring. And in the face of a child there is still the fresh reminder of all the years at Christmas when fun and surprise and happiness were the primary parts of the holiday we all so loved as children. I think heaven must surely be like Christmas was as we were awaiting that great day when we would wake up before sunrise and open our presents with sheer childish delight. Today Christmas reminds me of heaven, and that makes it worth celebrating again and again.

Merry Christmas,
Mark