During the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it's easy to think that life revolves around sugar cookies and holly. Frivolous worries fill our minds. Things like, "Oh, no! The fudge is too thick!" and "Ahh! The tree fell over!" have been expressed in our house over the past few weeks. These seem like major problems. After all, what would Christmas be without fudge and Christmas trees?
As my mind ponders those "problems" every year, I always come to the conclusion that Christmas has nothing to do with those things- those are just our human attempts to celebrate Jesus' birth. Still, it's awfully hard not to get caught up in the flood of tinsle that the television throws at us every year.
I was talking with one of my piano students yesterday about her plans for Christmas. She works at a nursing home and rehabilitation center. As nursing homes go, this one gets a pretty low grade- stark white walls and the smell of disinfectant make it feel more like a hospital than a haven. I knew that she sometimes works on holidays, so I asked her if she would be working on Christmas.
"Well, yeah, but I like working on the holidays because all of the residents are shut up there and don't get to see their families."
What an amazing attitude! I can't imagine working on Christmas, let alone in that drafty old place. Still, this humble young woman would rather be there than anywhere else because she is not caught up in self.
It doesn't matter what time of year it is- we need to be living for eternity.
"You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." Ephesians 4:22-24
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