Concerning Christmas

Upon entering this Yuletide season, I’ve been pondering what Christmas truly means to me. Is it simply a time when we give and receive without barely one thought to Jesus? Or is it the time when we should thank the Father for giving us the most precious gift ever given: Jesus, His one and only beloved Son? Sure, it’s nice to get things that we want, but shouldn’t we give thanks to God for sending us that most holy and precious gift? I’m not saying that it’s wrong to give and receive presents, but we also should be thanking Almighty God for sending us Jesus in a manger. Not only should we be thanking Father for sending us His Son, but also Jesus who was willing to come in such a humble state as to be born in a feeding trough.

In Omnibus, we are reading The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, I found it interesting that when the monks came to Britain to evangelize the Britains, they took the pagan celebration of winter solstice, and turned it into a Christian holiday and celebrated Christ’s birth- hence Christ-mas.

I’ve come to the personal conclusion that spending Christmas with family and opening presents is all right as long as it is centered on my personal realationship to God, for all He’s done for me and saving me from my corrupted self. I also know that I shouldn’t just thank God once a year, but every day of my life.