WHO STARTED CHRISTMAS
This morning
I heard a story on the radio of a woman who was out
Christmas shopping with her two children; after many hours of looking
at
row after row of toys and everything else imaginable, and after hours of
hearing both her children asking for everything
they saw on those many
shelves, she finally made it to the elevator with her two kids.
She was feeling what so many
of us feel during the holiday season time of
the year---overwhelming pressure to go to every party, every
housewarming,
taste all the holiday food and treats, get that perfect gift for every
single person on our shopping list, make sure we
don't forget anyone on
our card list, and the pressure of making sure we respond to everyone who
sent us a
card.
Finally the elevator doors opened and there was already a crowd in the
car. She pushed her way into the car
and dragged her two kids in with her and
all the bags of stuff. When the doors closed she couldn't take it anymore and
stated,
"Whoever started this whole Christmas thing should be found, strung up
and shot!"
From the back of the car everyone heard a quiet, calm voice respond,
"Don't
worry. We already crucified Him....."
For the rest of the trip down the elevator it was so quiet you could have
heard
a pin drop.
Don't forget this year to keep
the One who started this whole Christmas
thing in your every thought, word and deed.
