Employees cheering for the ruckus.
Arguing. Bullying. Contending.
All wanting the same thing.
We've barely finished Thanksgiving - a day to remember everything we're grateful for,
To remember how blessed we are and to thank God for it -
And in less than 24 hours we're inches from those glass doors,
Waiting to snatch everything our greedy hearts supposedly desire.
Is this what we have become?
Are we so selfish that we can't devote even one full day to giving thanks?
Are we so insatiable that we aren't able to focus on the significance of this season?
It's not about getting presents.
It's not about decorating the Christmas tree.
It's not about setting cookies out for Santa,
Or even seeing joy on the faces of those receiving gifts.
No, I don't even think it's about giving.
I think it is about receiving.
Not presents, but certainly Presence.
It's about accepting God's free gift to us, His Son, our Messiah.
Can we just leave it at that?
Don't draw huge conclusions from it about why we should give
Or to whom we should give, or what we should give.
Can we just rejoice that He did give?
you can't beat the gift of salvation, so why try?
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