The Real Meaning of Christmas
Do you remember the holidays as a little kid? Your class always had a yearly Christmas party, you helped your parents decorate the tree. Constantly you heard “Look how much you’ve grown!” from visiting relatives, and waited anxiously on Christmas Eve for Santa to make his stop at your house. As a little kid there was no greater feeling than ripping open presents on Christmas morning to find the toy you had begged your parents for who would only respond with a “Wait ‘till Christmas,” or “Maybe if you’re good, Santa will bring it for you.”
As you got older Christmas became a little more stressful between picking out gifts for family and working hard to be exempt from exams. Christmas becomes an even more stressful holiday for adults when they have to figure out when they’re visiting certain family members and getting everything they can on their kids wish list while still staying within a budget. With all the Christmas chaos taking place, people typically forget the real reason we celebrate this holiday in the first place. …show more content…
The angel said to them “Fear not, I bring you good news that will be for all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord,” (Luke 2:10-11) This message is a small part of what is referred to as the ‘Christmas Story’ and should be remembered when we celebrate the holidays. When you ask people what Christmas is really about, the most common answer is giving or love; as cliché and unoriginal as those answers are, they are still so very true. Christ took on human form to die in our place which is the greatest gift and act of love anyone will ever receive. This is why we should remember to serve those around us without a selfish heart and remember how fortunate we
Do you remember the holidays as a little kid? Your class always had a yearly Christmas party, you helped your parents decorate the tree. Constantly you heard “Look how much you’ve grown!” from visiting relatives, and waited anxiously on Christmas Eve for Santa to make his stop at your house. As a little kid there was no greater feeling than ripping open presents on Christmas morning to find the toy you had begged your parents for who would only respond with a “Wait ‘till Christmas,” or “Maybe if you’re good, Santa will bring it for you.”
As you got older Christmas became a little more stressful between picking out gifts for family and working hard to be exempt from exams. Christmas becomes an even more stressful holiday for adults when they have to figure out when they’re visiting certain family members and getting everything they can on their kids wish list while still staying within a budget. With all the Christmas chaos taking place, people typically forget the real reason we celebrate this holiday in the first place. …show more content…
The angel said to them “Fear not, I bring you good news that will be for all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord,” (Luke 2:10-11) This message is a small part of what is referred to as the ‘Christmas Story’ and should be remembered when we celebrate the holidays. When you ask people what Christmas is really about, the most common answer is giving or love; as cliché and unoriginal as those answers are, they are still so very true. Christ took on human form to die in our place which is the greatest gift and act of love anyone will ever receive. This is why we should remember to serve those around us without a selfish heart and remember how fortunate we