So this is Christmas...

Everywhere that people recignize this holiday, wishes of "Merry Christmas" and "happy holidays" can be heard. Between people who do not know each other and between those who know each other well, it can be a greeting, sentiment or even a goodbye.

Though, as with the word "love", it can be taken for granted. Do we TRULY wish the person we are saying it to a "Merry Christmas"? Do we TRULY hope they have "happy holidays"? Or are we just uttering the words because its the 'right thing' to do at the moment?

There are many people throughout the world who would appreciate someone uttering a kind word, or words, to them, even if only once a year during the Christmas season; as long as they're truly meant. The orphan sitting on the bench alone in the dark with nowhere to go. The mother who lost her only child. The brother or sister who has lost their sibling. The family without funds for massive quantities of presents or food. "Merry Christmas" then becomes not just something to say but evokes a feeling of caring and compassion. So much so that the speaker may be drawn to help and make their Christmas a Merry one.

So while we are all sitting around wondering who-got-what and who-gave-what, whats for dinner and dreading the 'omigish we are gonna owe so much!' bills to come, lets not forget what this season is TRULY about.

It is a celebration if Christ's Birth. It is a giant Birthday party for The One who died for our sins; The One who is good and kind.
The One who wraps His arms around every man, woman and child on this earth no matter how rich, poor, happy, sad, sick, or healthy they are.
The One who looks at humankind not with eyes that see color, religion, sexual preference, political or social status, but as human beings each and every one.

So hey, this Holiday?
Remember this: when you say "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays" to someone, you are joining them in the Birthday Party of Christ, and are enjoying thier company as a human being. And that sometimes, "giving" doesn't mean money or materialistic things;
it can mean a warm hand or even just a smile.

Merry Christmas to you and yours :)
~~~Angel