BOB
So - have you got your Christmas decorations put away yet? In our fast paced American culture, we are always rushing on to the next thing. So many have already packed away the Christmas tree, the wreath on the door, and the nativity set.
We have packed Jesus away and don’t have to bother with him again until next November or is it October - when we will dust him off again, place him on the mantel, and listen to songs of his birth for a little while.
We sing O come, O come Emmanuel, and then once he is here, we are ready for him to be gone again. But if Jesus is Emmanuel - God with us - he won’t be packed away so easily. If God really is with us, he will stick around for 365 days. Nudging us and prompting us and generally disturbing us each and every day.
It would be a lot easier just to pack him up until next year. But if we truly have brought the Christ Child into our hearts, he remains there forever. So go - celebrate Christmas again today.
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