Christmas has always been sad to me.
I dunno why. I didn’t have a particularly bad childhood. But Christmas has always seemed sad to me...
The theme of the Charlie Brown Christmas Special makes me sad. Reminds me of my grandfather.
As I made breakfast this morning, I realized I was not as sad as I was pensive.
Christmas marks the end of the calendar year. And I’ve been reflective of this year. It was a hard year.
But as I am learning, life is hard period. Whether it comes in a clump or is spread out over a life time.
What I chose to focus on is that Christmas is a reminder of Christ’s gift of His presence. And to be thankful for the people surrounding me.
I’m also thinking of Mary. I’m especially drawn to her during this season of my life. I wonder what her feeling was travelling to Bethleham, giving birth in a barn... I’d be so over it- “pick someone else!” Maybe she supernaturally felt this purpose and was totally cool with it. Did she see the glow of the angels appearing to the shephards in the sky? I wonder what human emotions ran through her...
Anyway go read Luke 2:7-14. When I was a kid, I had to memorize this passage for a school play. I still remember it.
I pray these days find you pensive: contemplating God’s Love for you...
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