The
Christmas Holiday Season is one of my favorite times of the year, because it’s
just another opportunity where we can get with family and friends to celebrate. For some people it is a lonely time due to the
death of a spouse or love one. For others
they are living in isolation due to conflict, or a disagreement with someone, causing
them to stay away from their family or friends.
I believe the holidays are a good time for family and friends to get together
with one another. Our society has
commercialized Christmas where it is about the gifts that people get, so we
spend a lot of money going in debt trying to please people. We miss the true meaning of the Christmas,
but when we take the proper perspective about the holiday it only becomes
another day we can show appreciation for the people in our lives. I believe we should be spending time showing
appreciation to our spouse and family members through out the year. I know everyone doesn’t celebrate Christmas,
for there are those who celebrate Kwanzaa or Hanukkah. Whatever holiday we celebrate, we should use
it as a way to connect with family and friends, considering how short life can
be these days.
Although
the holidays are a great time to get together with our family, so many times we
allow disagreements to separate us from one another breaking our family
connection. I remember a funny Christmas
movie called “Home Alone” with Macaulay Culkin, who played a kid named Kevin
McCallister. The McCallister family along
with other relatives had planned on going away for the Christmas holiday to
Paris. In the midst of the family
rushing trying to catch their flight at the airport, they mistakenly left Kevin
at home alone. As the family was flying
on the plane the mother discovered her son was missing. While Kevin was home alone, he discovered some
robbers had planned on breaking into his home, and he decided he was going to
fight to protect his house from them. In
the movie Kevin on Christmas Eve went to a church earlier that day, and while
there he saw his neighbor an older man sitting in the church. The gentleman told Kevin that he was there to
see his granddaughter sing in the choir.
He came to the church early because his son was coming later to see her
sing, and due to an argument they had a long time ago they weren’t seeing or
talking to one another. The gentlemen wanted
to see his son who had gotten married, so Kevin suggested to the man to call
his son, and patch things up with him in order to get back together. Later, as the movie was ending there was a
scene where the man and his son had gotten back together, and they all went into
the man’s house to celebrate Christmas together as a family.
We
must not forget the real reason for Christmas, which is the birth of Jesus the
Savior. The Bible says in Luke 2:11,
“For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ
the Lord.” Jesus was born as the Savior
of the world to save us from our sins, and bring us back into a relationship
with God. Christmas is about celebrating
the birth of Jesus during the holiday season.
Every Christmas morning as a family, we get up and come together to read
the story of the birth of Jesus from the Bible in Luke 2:1-20. We also use Christmas as a day of bonding
with each other by opening our presents together, having a special breakfast,
watching the Disney Christmas Day parade and NBA Basketball games on T.V. And lets not forget preparing and having our
Christmas Day dinner together. The day
isn’t about the presents we get or give, but it is about being together as a
family, and honoring the birth of our Savior, Jesus Chrits.
The
gentleman in the “Home Alone” movie got reunited with his son, all because the
man was willing to call his son. They
used the Christmas holiday as an opportunity to bring them back together. The best time to get with family and friends is
the holiday season. Whether you
celebrate Christmas, Kwanzaa, or Hanukkah the holiday season is a great time to
come together and bond with people. I
encourage you not to allow arguments or conflicts to separate you from people
you have relationships with in your life.
Get with your family and friends during the holidays, and enjoy your
time together with them. If you haven’t
been able to get with people during the year, the holidays are a great time to visit
them. I hope we all take time out for
our family and friends this holiday season.
Would love to hear your thoughts, questions, or feedback.
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