Who started Christmas?
This morning I heard a story on the radio of a woman who was out
Christmas shopping with her two children; after many hours of
looking at row after row of toys and everything else imaginable, and
after hours of hearing both her children asking for everything they
saw on those many shelves, she finally made it to the elevator with
her two kids.
She was feeling what so many of us feel during the holiday season
time of the year---overwhelming pressure to go to every party,
every housewarming, taste all the holiday food and treats, get that
perfect gift for every single person on our shopping list, make sure
we don't forget anyone on our card list, and the pressure of making
sure we respond to everyone who sent us a card.
Finally the elevator doors opened and there was already a crowd in
the car. She pushed her way into the car and dragged her two kids
in with her and all the bags of stuff. When the doors closed she
couldn't take it anymore and stated, "Whoever started this whole
Christmas thing should be found, strung up and shot."
From the back of the car everyone heard a quiet, calm voice
respond, "Don't worry. We already crucified him."
For the rest of the trip down the elevator it was so quiet you could
have heard a pin drop.
Don't forget this year to keep the One who started this whole
Christmas thing in your every thought, deed, purchase, and word.
If we all did it, just think of how different this whole world would be.
(received via email.......Amen)
"Sometimes, business decisions must be based not on economics,
but on what is right." ~ Ivan Howes
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