Sitting by the window early Christmas morning, I watched the bright morning star, Venus, glowing through tree limbs against a dark sky just about to be lightened by the rising sun. I couldn't help smiling as I thought that I could have spent hundreds of dollars going to a resort somewhere to see the same peaceful sight.
All the promises of Christmas were mine at that moment: love, joy, peace, contentment. There was nothing I lacked. If God is truly 'with us," as the name Emmanuel suggests, this is what it feels like. No need for expensive presents -- what do I want with diamonds, or iphones, or billiard tables? All substitutes for the peace that only God can give us!
The promise of Christmas is that God is with us. All we have to do is to unwrap the Gift!
No comments:
Post a Comment