Jesus Christ was born... The Son of God, sent to Earth as a baby. Born to die, to save humanity from sin. It wasn't about Santa. It wasn't about presents. The only present being the ultimate gift of salvation from God.
I guess it saddens me, when I look around the shopping malls, and Christmas parties, to see that the significance of Jesus' birth has taken a back seat in the minds of many. Instead you see huge sculptures of Santa, and Christmas trees (since when did they have Christmas trees in Bethlehem?), advertisements urging parents to splurge on their kids, because if you don't buy a really expensive gift for someone, apparently, you don't really love them.
All these man-made traditions have distracted from the real meaning of Christmas. The mistletoe thing- where did THAT come from? I'm pretty sure Joseph and Mary didn't kiss under mistletoe in the manger.
Folks, lets remember why we celebrate Christmas. He really didn't have to come down and suffer for us, but Jesus did anyway, because God loved us so much. He came down. This day. Some 2000 years ago.
Well, I heard that people used to shake hands under the mistletoe, because it was used to meet friends or sthg, then those bloody Americans greet their friends by kissing them, and hence the kissing under the mistletoe. There you go.
ReplyDeleteReally? I heard it was the result of some greek mythology...ah well! Doesn't matter!
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