It's almost Advent. It's almost time to begin preparing for the celebration of the birth of our Lord! I've been getting into the spirit of Christmas lately by listening to the Pandora Christmas station, and desperately avoiding every time Justin Bieber's Christmas album comes on.
However, I cant run forever, and finally , this afternoon I ran out of skips.
Consequently, I landed on the Beib's holiday hit, "Fa La La".
The song highlights everything that Christmas is NOT all about.
So here's my list of how not to celebrate this Christmas, courtesy of JB.
1. Christmas is about getting.
Evidence: "One through ten on your list you can get it, get it, get it, get it now"
Christmas isn't about getting! It's about giving! So give it, give it, give it all! How?
Give charity! Organize a soup kitchen trip with your friends or adopt an underprivileged child to help feed and give Christmas gifts to!
Give hope! Spread the good news! Open yourself up to sharing the true meaning of Christmas. (*Cough cough, it's Jesus)
Give love! Make a deal with yourself to tell the people you love why you love them, one person each day! Or three or four!
2. Happy Christmas to Me!
Evidence: "Baby you deserve everything you want, It's your night, ohhh"
News flash! Unless you were born on December 25, this ain't yo birthday! And honestly who's to say we deserve anything, when the greatest gift of all has already been given to us! Even if Christmas is your birthday, (happy birthday) we have to recognize that our Christmas gift is Christmas itself! (*cough cough, Jesus)
3. Wait, what the...?
Evidence: "I'll deck your heart with bells of holly. Fa la la, etc.
Baby cuz you're the reason to be jolly. Fa la la, etc."
I'm not going to discuss the strange implications if the first lines of the evidence, this blog would get awkward real fast.
Look... Baby... Whoever you are... I'm sure you're a nice gal, but you are not the reason to be jolly. (*cough cough, Jesus)
Joy, happiness, jolliness, you name it, it comes from knowing one person and knowing what He came here for.
*cough cough, Jesus
It comes from believing that Jesus was born to die and rise again, out of His immeasurable and uncontainable love for us, and that our lives have purpose and meaning because of His birth.
It comes from striving to imitate the same faith that Mary had knowing she would bear the King and Lord of all in her womb, certain that He alone would save us.
It comes from understanding, like Joesph, that God's great plan is beyond our understanding and comprehension, and His love is more powerful than we will ever be able to grasp as mere humans, but that we can still try, even in our weakness and doubt, to live devoted to serving Jesus humbly and faithfully.
It comes from recognizing that celebrating Christmas means celebrating the day God stepped onto this Earth in human flesh, as weak as an infant, then went on to heal sinners and lepers, create His church, and win for us life eternal.
I hope you all have a wonderful week, and stay faithful my friends!
God Bless,
Alex
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