A photo of a Santa hat. A list of suggested amounts of cash. “Holiday tip guide,” the headline read. Then the TV lady said Christmas was about decorating. And then there was the song playing overhead about sleigh bells and snow. And still there is the steady stream of news reports concerning families’ crippling financial debt due to excessive purchases. Ugh. Sometimes I enjoy regular days more than holidays. At Christmastime, the misguided aspects of our world seem to magnify, and I need to step away from it all. So when intercoms sing about Jack Frost and chestnuts roasting, and when retail customers cram doorways and trample each other, and when choir programs highlight cute, little, red-nosed Rudolph instead of Jesus’ birth, I seek the Lord to impart His purity. Matthew 1-2. Luke 2. They take me to Jesus. It is for all our misguided notions that He came to this earth.
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