What would a “storybook Christmas look like for you?
Would it be dependent on a robust economy?
Is it a question of disposable income?
Would it look like something from Norman Rockwell or Thomas Kinkade?
Is snowy weather a must?
Would it require an extensive family reunion?
Are family reunions and “peace on earth” compatible?
Must a table be spread like a Babylonian feast?
Is caroling optional?
Would it be ok if the television shorted out?
Go back through the years.
Turn the pages of your Christmas chapters.
What made the best ones best?
Replaying the memories of Christmas past, I’ve drawn up a composite of what a great Christmas looks like for my family.
In our storybook Christmas, Christ is at the center and giving is at the heart.
Family comes together and the scriptures are opened.
Tears and joy are equally welcome.
Worship marks our Christmas prayers.
Love abounds. Laughter comes easy.
Generations enjoy a happy collision and nobody gets hurt.
Our storybook Christmas a soaked in thanksgiving.
And the familiar story in Luke 2 inspires reverent awe.
This Christmas, we all write another chapter in the books of our lives. What chapter will you write? – a tender chapter – a bitter chapter – a selfish chapter – a gracious chapter – a final chapter – a redemptive chapter?
Take a few minutes to outline what your storybook Christmas might entail. Put down your pen. Put off all excuses. Put on a smile… and make it happen.
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