Here it is: December. We are just a few weeks away from Christmas. I don’t know if it is because the
pandemic has subsided, but people seem a little “extra-excited” this year. Christmas decorations began
going up after Halloween and many of the decorations I’ve seen have been exceptionally big and festive.
Of course, those have been the secular decorations.
I haven’t seen nearly as many religious decorations as I have Santas, reindeer, snowmen, Grinches, and
the like. But that’s quite normal, I suppose. We all tend to decorate the bright, cheerful, gleeful aspects
of the holiday. And the glittering, dazzling lights and colors do, indeed, bring a certain joy to our hearts. I
truly don’t wail or moan about Christmas decorations.
I believe that, for Christians, Christmas is truly a time of reflection, awe, and worship concerning the
birth of our Savior. No matter the bright lights and activities, or the lack of them, we celebrate the
salvation that appeared one night as revealed to a group of shepherds in the fields near Bethlehem. We
may not know the exact time or date, but we know the fact of the birth of Jesus. A long time ago a pope
chose December 25 th as the day Christians would mark and rejoice the virgin birth. I’m good with that.
So I’ll sing secular Christmas carols and exchange gifts and have some great family time. But all of those
things take a back seat to my celebration of Christ’s birth. I will always proclaim that Christmas is about
Him and about God’s grace that moved Him to give us the greatest present ever presented to
humankind: The salvation made possible through the blood of Christ.
Say good things about your Savior and about His church here in Bluff Park.
Bro. Tony
pandemic has subsided, but people seem a little “extra-excited” this year. Christmas decorations began
going up after Halloween and many of the decorations I’ve seen have been exceptionally big and festive.
Of course, those have been the secular decorations.
I haven’t seen nearly as many religious decorations as I have Santas, reindeer, snowmen, Grinches, and
the like. But that’s quite normal, I suppose. We all tend to decorate the bright, cheerful, gleeful aspects
of the holiday. And the glittering, dazzling lights and colors do, indeed, bring a certain joy to our hearts. I
truly don’t wail or moan about Christmas decorations.
I believe that, for Christians, Christmas is truly a time of reflection, awe, and worship concerning the
birth of our Savior. No matter the bright lights and activities, or the lack of them, we celebrate the
salvation that appeared one night as revealed to a group of shepherds in the fields near Bethlehem. We
may not know the exact time or date, but we know the fact of the birth of Jesus. A long time ago a pope
chose December 25 th as the day Christians would mark and rejoice the virgin birth. I’m good with that.
So I’ll sing secular Christmas carols and exchange gifts and have some great family time. But all of those
things take a back seat to my celebration of Christ’s birth. I will always proclaim that Christmas is about
Him and about God’s grace that moved Him to give us the greatest present ever presented to
humankind: The salvation made possible through the blood of Christ.
Say good things about your Savior and about His church here in Bluff Park.
Bro. Tony