You have to admit that the tree looks less festive after all the presents are pulled out from underneath it. Even the gifts themselves don’t capture the imagination as powerfully once they are unwrapped. I suppose that’s the reason some people have already dumped their tree at the curb. They are ready for it to be hauled away…ready to get their lives back to normal.
It’s kind of funny, really; but also, strangely sad. We have just celebrated the birth of a child who changed history and some of us are more eager to pack up all the decorations than we are to contemplate the wonder of God coming to earth to live with us… as one of us.
Consider the testimony of John: “The Word became a human being and lived here with us. We saw his true glory, the glory of the only Son of the Father. From him all the kindness and all the truth of God have come down to us” (John 1:14, CEV).
Ponder this from Paul: “Think the same way that Christ Jesus thought: Christ was truly God. But he did not try to remain equal with God. Instead he gave up everything and became a slave, when he became like one of us” (Philippians 2:5-7, CEV).
Reflect on these words: “He had to be one of us, so that he could serve God as our merciful and faithful high priest and sacrifice himself for the forgiveness of our sins” (Hebrews 2:17, CEV).
The stores may be clearing their shelves. The radio station may be back to playing the hits of yesterday and today. You may be packing treasures for another long stay in the attic. In the midst of all that, let me invite you to consider how you will keep the glorious good news of Christmas alive in your heart, so that the baby who was born in Bethlehem may continue to transform your life…to fill it with peace, hope, joy and love throughout the coming year.
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