Have you
had your JOY JUICE today? Can you
believe that Thanksgiving is already past and Christmas is around the
corner! With the hustle and bustle of
the holidays, we’d better drink lots of Joy Juice to keep us in the “spirit of
the season”.
It’s true that many of us miss “the spirit of
the season”! Stores started weeks ago pulling out their Christmas
decorations and filling the shelves for early shoppers. We may have already begun making our lists and
agonizing over what to get our family members this year. How many of us have already marked our
calendars with numerous Christmas parties, dinners, programs and events? And
that’s not even to mention trying to plan with our loved ones when and where to
meet for family time during the holidays.
And then there’s decorating our
house, making Christmas candy for the neighbors, practicing for the church
Christmas program, attending the school Christmas sing-a-long and the community
Christmas parade. Are you
tired yet….and it’s just the first Monday in December! Let’s take a big swig of Joy Juice and think
about this for a minute.
What is this
season all about? To see how much
“busyness” we can pack into the month? Or is it about experiencing the JOY of
Jesus? Let’s remember that we would have
no reason to celebrate if it were not for the birth of Christ. Why don’t we make a conscious effort to
truly enjoy Christmas this year? The angel said it best in Luke 2:10: “I
bring you good tidings of great joy that will be for all people!”
May the “tidings of joy” radiate from each of us as we share the
JOY of Jesus in celebration of His birth.
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