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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, getting that perfect gift for
every single person on our shopping list, making 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. |
