I don’t know about you but the time I’ve spent this advent preparing for Christmas has been in thinking of presents, cards and decorations. The amount of time I’ve considered what Christmas is really about is very small, yet this is supposed to be of expectant waiting and preparation for celebrating the birth of my Saviour. Once again I’ve relegated the important things to a secondary role.
However, I have been thinking a little bit, so here are some questions that I’ve asked myself over the last few days:
How far have Christians strayed from the original meaning of Christmas, which marks the birth of one who fought for things like social justice, equality, and human rights?
Why don’t we seem to worry about whether or not we’re modelling the servant attitude of the one whose birthday we claim to be celebrating?
Why have we allowed the central figure in the Holiday season to become a strange parody of a Christian Saint, rather than the Lord who was the source of the real saint’s faith?
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