A Blessed Christmas
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I will say more next week, but I want you all to know that this has been a Christmas season of blessings for me. In a previous article, I wrote about the fall I took in October while playing soccer with my grandson. I thought I was fine, but then, a month or so later, I found out I wasn’t fine at all. I had developed a slow brain bleed that wasn’t discovered until many weeks later. After a CT scan, I was rushed to the ER and had surgery. Since then, I have spent the weeks sitting very still and counting my blessings. A few days ago, the doctor cleared me to return to my normal life…carefully.
I’m referring to this Christmas season as the season of 137 Christmas movies! That’s about all I was allowed to do. But it is truly so much more.
Jim got help putting our Christmas tree up before I came home from the hospital, and I have thoroughly enjoyed my Christmas decorations this year. I prayed for the patience to sit still and rest so that hopefully, I would be almost well by the time we put the decorations away. God answered my prayers! I have been blessed by texts, emails, and cards sent by friends, family, and so many others. Thank you for praying and caring.
As with everything that happens in our lives, God redeems it for our good if we will just give him the chance. This was the most peaceful, quiet Christmas season I’ve ever had. It was actually an amazing gift to me to “be still and know” that he is God.
I will say a bit more in next week’s blog post, but for now, I just want to say with confidence that Christmas is still a season of miracles. All of us who are God’s children are loved, cared for, and part of God’s family of faith. We are blessed, and we can live our lives to be a blessing to others.
Now I want to encourage all of you, as I have been encouraged, to use this Christmas season to share the reality of the Christmas story. God loved us so much that he gave us Jesus—the purest reason for this holiday.
I pray that Jesus will fill your home, your life, and be the center of your Christmas worship. He is worthy of all our worship and praise.
We are brothers and sisters in Christ. We are family now, and eternally. If you still need to join the family of faith, then don’t allow this Christmas to pass until you have received the gift of salvation he was born to provide. It is the most important gift in this life, and the hope of your life to come. If you are a Christian, pray for the opportunity to share your gift with someone else. That’s Christmas, and God’s blessings are sure to follow.
Merry Christmas to each of you as we look forward to a blessed New Year!
