CHRISTmas

Why is the holiday called Christmas? Could it be because this is the birth of Jesus Christ? People are forgetting the TRUE meaning of Christmas. Christmas literally means the Mass (celebration) of Christ. It's fun to decorate and buy presents and make fancy dinners but we often leave Christ out of it. Imagine it being your birthday and people celebrate but forget about guest of honor--you--the main reason for this celebration. They're having a grand time just because. It happens once a year and it's a reason to get all dolled up, spend some money and get out of the house. Doesn't feel so hot does it? This happens to Christ every single year!!! We can't fathom how he feels.

I remember driving home one night about three weeks ago and I was listening to this radio station. And the DJ made a comment and it stunned me to the core. He said "Please don't write XMAS-don't take Christ out of Christmas; write out the whole word"! I thought about this and said I am guilty of this-not often but I have done it while rushing. We get so caught up in this fast pace and think that people know what it means. While that is all well and good, it still doesn't make it right. This is the reason we celebrate Christmas-because of the birth of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ who later gave his life so that we might have eternal life! Maybe if we pronounced it the way it was meant to be pronounced CHRIST then mas, people wouldn't get so defensive and they wouldn't forget. All I want for Christmas this year is: Don't take Christ out of Christmas! Please Remember CHRIST!!!


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