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Do you see what I see…

Signs are popping up, saying… "Keep Christ in Christmas" and I wonder how exactly is this achieved?

What is the application of adding Christ and how does one do this, according to the sign owners?

Is it really done by just saying "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays"?

That you can literally remove Christ by using a different phrase?

I marvel at the narrow-mindedness or perhaps the shallowness of how Christ is seen or viewed; like words can trump actions.

That you can literally mess up the season by using the wrong words, regardless of your actions this season.

How do a select amount of people know what you are doing for the holidays, what is in your heart and soul, and feel capable to judge you by their ruler of what is proper for Christ.

I don't know how you can keep Christ out any more than you can add God to your life.

I don't believe this is something that is yours to add or delete; It IS.

It is in the love.

It's in the giving.

It's in the baking.

It's in the wrapping.

It's in your emotions.

It's in you.

You can't remove it; for you didn't put it there.

It isn't something that is held in a special box or one date on the calendar, it is in the actions we live each day.

It is in the freshly baked loaf of bread a gentleman hands to me at the mail box.

It is in the wide smile from a man with no teeth.

It is in the wag of tail from a dog happy to see me.

It is the clouds artful design.

It is in the tears of sorrow.

In the emptiness of grief of missing someone.

It's in the perfectly wrapped packages or the ones hurriedly gotten.

You can't take Christ out of Christmas; nor the rest of the year…or someone's life.

By focusing on your idea of what Christ in Christmas looks like, you will not see Him everywhere.

You may be looking for the perfect Christ-like behavior or worship or ritual and miss the million other finely displayed Christ images.

It is in the fine detail of a single leaf, a snowflake, a glitter or sparkle on the snow, the friendly wave or the hurried shuffle by.

Please tell me how you can leave Him out?

He is interwoven in all things.

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It's in Art and the Artist…in the fabric and design….Inspired means "In Spirit".

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 It's in a gift from 30 years ago…lovingly displayed each year.

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It's in the eye of the beholder…and what it beholds.

It's everywhere and in everything, only you can choose not to see it; but it will not be removed.

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"Do you see what I see…."

 

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  1. Lori June Avatar
    Lori June

    Very nicely written…

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  2. Melissa Boerman Avatar
    Melissa Boerman

    To keep Christ in Christmas means to keep the Spirit of Christ in all thoughts, interactions & deeds. To do this, we must pursue & study the Spirit of Christ, in other words, the personality of Christ. People who try to do this with only casual observation will not find Him in everything. Our hearts & minds must purposefully ‘tune in’ to that ‘channel’. We will know if we are tuned in correctly when the sorrows of the world do not affect our Joy & Gratefulness, but also consequently, fill us with more compassion for our fellow man more & more everyday. All of creation does shout out to His existance. Not everyone is ‘tuned in’ to that channel.

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  3. Beth Jukuri Avatar
    Beth Jukuri

    I respectfully disagree Melissa that we must pursue and study….for in Nature the spirit is. Nature was the first glimpse that I experienced of Him….the Universe, the one verse and I did not study or pursued it. I was devastated and my life split into a million pieces…
    I think many of us think it is a search that is hard to find, when in fact it is quite simple.
    When everything fell away, the only left was what was real.
    Beyond the beliefs a religion tried to teach.
    I don’t think we need to find a certain channel, but perhaps shut off the ones who proclaim a ‘right’ path.
    Which is what I believe that the signs are saying that it isn’t simple or easy to keep “Christ” in Christmas…when in fact it is very easy. It is to see the grand in the simplicity.

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