Merry Christmas! A little girl's wish comes true, suddenly tightwads feel like they should throw some money at poor homeless people, and families that fight all year pretend to like each other for a whole day. Somehow the world has taught us that at Christmas the world should be a wonderful place and that all of the bad things in the world should stop for one day. How many people buy this? A dwindling number, I'm sure. For many Christmas has become nothing more than another popularity contest- who can get the best gifts, wear the best outfit to the party, or even make the best holiday cookies. It's not hard to see why some people hate Christmas, but I happen to like it. I love to give gifts and hang with my family, and listen to the Christmas story. But Christmas holds no special magic for me- I don't expect that by wishing for world peace it will magically come, I don't expect everyone to love my gifts or to give me perfect ones. I don't even hold it as a special "religious holiday" because the day is not known when Jesus was born. I do celebrate the fact that He came to earth to die for me, to give me hope of real life. I wish that everyone could have the hope that I have and the joy that fills my heart. Fortunately, it does not only come at Christmastime- but is offered to me (and everyone) all year long! So Merry Christmas.
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This is great, Beth! I hope you and your family had a merry Christmas!
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