The Meaning of Christmas
December 25th, 2005 | Christmas has meant many different things to me in the past. There is one theme this year, though, that I can’t shake from my head. The theme has always existed, it’s just that I’ve either ignored it or given it little of its due attention.
I’ve been overwhelmed by the thought of this for nearly two solid months, if not more. And it’s so simple. So… obvious.
The baby Jesus.
The very first thing that opened my eyes to this was a song that I mentioned a while back called In Christ Alone. It has an beautiful melody and incredible, stirring lyrics - including this line that has been ringing in my ears for quite some time: “fullness of God in helpless babe”. That’s it.
The fullness of God (i.e., the very thing that we humans can’t even squeeze into our puny heads) in a helpless (read: crying, pooping, etc.) babe. Dang.
That’s what Christmas means to me.
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oh jake…have i told you how excited i am to see you? really.
But what about Limited Edition cans of Holiday Spice Pepsi? Doesn’t that mean anything to you?
haha I forgot about those things, way to bring up disgusting memories Ben!
Jake…sorry about this comment…but lindsey, you shut your dirty mouth!