Merry Christmas!
Christ is born! Alleluia! Alleluia!
It should be no surprise that today's devotional is about Christmas! I have a keen sense of the obvious! When it talked about light, I thought of places like Times Square, Las Vegas and Hong Kong where there are millions of lights. They all pale in comparison to the Baby Jesus!
The devotional talks about the Gospel of John's account of the life of Jesus. Jesus is described as the Light of the World. I love this imagery. There are so many vivid examples of light piercing through darkness. A lighthouse on a stormy night. A cellphone in a dark movie theater. The star over Bethlehem leading the wise men to the manger where Jesus lay.
We are called to be that light in our world since we have the Light of the World in us. Jesus gives us that light after we accept him as our Lord and Savior. Praise God!
God, we thank you for sending your Son into this dark world. We praise you for giving us the one true light!
Wellness Wednesday
Christmas Wellness
I have seen and survived a few Christmases now, so here are a few tips I gathered over the years to help maintain sanity during this season!
It doesn't have to be perfect.
Yes, there are many folks who try to make everything about the Christmas experience perfect in every way for their friends and family. That is all fine and good until something goes awry. How do you react? I have seen the best and worst of this. Relax. Enjoy the season!
Be reasonable.
There have been many years where I had unreasonable expectations for myself, my friends and my family. Try to throw out all those expectations and go with the flow. Unrealistic expectations can ruin a holiday in two seconds flat!
Be healthy
Plan ahead when possible. Be sure to get enough sleep. Be sure to eat healthy around the holiday so you can splurge a little during it! The holidays can be a perfect storm of eating too much, drinking too much and not getting enough rest. We don't want a grumpy Santa! ha! Take care of yourself so you can truly enjoy Christmas!
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May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit - Romans 15:13
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