Don’t Want to Miss Christmas
I want to make all my friends and loved ones happy, spread cheer and buy gifts, tis the season… put the star on top of that blue spruce pine and hang oversized fluffy red stockings on the mantle. Let’s trim the porch with multi-colored lights, set santa and his reindeer on the front lawn, and plant gumdrops in the icing of our gingerbread house. I don’t want to miss Christmas.
What about a gift for a child who’s mom and dad are out of work and hurting, a few extra dollars for the frazzled waitress at the diner, or bringing some fresh baked pumpkin bread to a lonely neighbor? It’s time to reflect on the good and bad from this past year, the gains and losses, the bearing of crosses, the beauty of a star shining brightly in a cold winter sky, and the hope made available to all by the virgin born child… you don’t want to miss Christmas.