What People Want This Christmas
As Christmas season approaches, there may be a few of you who still haven’t finished all of your Christmas shopping. I get that. I used to wait until Christmas Eve at closing time because I could do it in two hours. That feeling of expediency pervaded Christmas for me to a great extent. There was really no love in the giving, more of an obligation really. But this video, which is not new but will never really grow old for me, got me thinking about what people really want for Christmas.
People are looking for little expressions that remind them they are valuable and loved. And what better time to do that than Christmas. But it’s not in the present but in the giving that reminds them they are loved. It is in the thoughtful expression of remembering that someone still loves them that transforms the season. And as Johnny shows, it is not hard to do, but it is often hard to do.
Love is like that. It’s simple but hard. It’s not expensive but it costs everything sometimes. It means taking our eyes off of our selves for a while and trusting that we are loved. It means really embracing His grace in our lives and letting go of our brokenness. And when we love, we become part of the solution, part of His kingdom, and partakers in his glorious mission.
So this Christmas, remember to give love in some way. Remember to find that special way to remind someone else they are worth it.
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