Yuletide is such a lot of fun, particularly for youngsters. Making snowmen and sniffing mince pies baking in the cooker on Christmas Eve ; skating and sledding and delivering Christmas gifts and cards to friends all over the neighborhood ; Secret Santas and twinkling lights ; woolly hats and dragging a Yuletide tree home to be decked in lots of sparkling tree toys and chocolates and candy canes. In the excitement of Christmas parties and the rituals of gift giving and food shopping, it is easy to forget the occasions that Christmas is supposed to mark : the arrival of Christ ; the visitation of the 3 Kings ; the Star in the East ; the humbleness of the birth of the son of Almighty God in a simple stable.
For regular church goers, the season of Advent is observed with community socials and special services to help remember that this time of the year is about expectation ; the celebration of Jesus and His arrival on earth ; His life ; His love. The lights and the fairies and the Xmas pudding are all wonderful but it appears a pity to forget Whose birthday it truly is in all of the confusion. Christmas gifts are so copious and specialized nowadays that it’s possible to select a thousand combos of the same electronic gadget in a rainbow of colors and styles to suit each taste.
Clothing and pretty undies are packaged so deliciously, tempting us to spend on this and that. Gorgeous gift boxes promising erotic fragrances ; smooth skin and a great few hours pampering in the bathroom. Who wouldn’t be beguiled by the choice of great feel-good gifts on offer this year? Do we really need it though? Do we absolutely have to own the latest game gadget or the most trendy perfume to feel loved? Do we feel even slightly guilty when we shower our friends and family with high-priced and trivial nonsense?
A Christian Christmas gift can imply much more and still bring a warm grin to the face of a pal this year : something that recollects the arrival of Jesus ; something meaningful ; something permanent. As we set our Yuletide table with towers of fruit and flowers and whoop with pleasure over the lights and the tinsel, recollecting our Christianity and the genuine meaning of Christmas might be better expressed by giving Christian Christmas gifts appropriate to the occasion.
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