merry christmas!

{ December 23, 2005 @ 11:47 pm } · { Uncategorized }

I know that this isn’t the first time this has been said this season, but I really can’t believe that Christmas is the day after tomorrow. It’s crazy! The weather has turned from freezing to mild and, well, it just doesn’t feel like christmas outside. My family is heading over to Spokane tomorrow and we’ll be heading up to Schweitzer to spend Christmas there. We’ve rented a cabin and will be there for the weekend and early part of next week. I’ve been working a lot and fulfilling an internship this last week and it’s kept me quite busy during what is supposed to be “winter break” so, nonetheless, this time of fun and relaxing is becoming more and more attractive. I hope that you all are able to enjoy the holidays without getting too wrapped up in the festivities. If you stop and think about it, Christmas really is a miracle. We’ve been talking about this idea at church lately, and in general Christmas is not exactly what you would have expected from a God who is in control of everything and has every resource at his finger tips. A supernatural God decided to enter the natural world. For instance, you would think that God’s own son would be born in a place of prominence, not Nazareth; perhaps a fancy hotel, but since there wasn’t any room in the Inn, a barn would have to suffice. Just thinking about these little details of Jesus’ birthday makes you wonder what’s really important. God’s own son was born to a couple of average people from a no-name town. Sometimes we strive for ease, comfort, and luxury, but really it’s the hard stuff that makes us great. It’s the hard stuff that makes you pray. It’s the hard stuff that accelerates growth and development and maturity. So as we unwrap presents or enjoy a holiday dinner or whatever traditions your family partakes of, remember that what we celebrate is really a miracle – this great supernatural God who lives in an infinite, undefined, limitless environment enters our natural world with all it limits and boundaries.