Read: Luke 2
Has Christmas grown larger than Jesus? Is it possible for Christmas to grow beyond the savior’s birth? Were we to reinvent Christmas, would we cause the thing to look and act like it does today? How would we change Christmas? What parts or pieces would we keep and hold in high esteem in secure places? And what would be thrown out, to be trod upon underfoot, lost forever in the midst of a world hungry for more?
Wow, all I wanted to do was have a nice easy little sermon this week. A sermon we can rest our weary souls upon. I was looking for a sermon to cheer us as we have sought new life in the midst of the hustle of the season. I was looking for a sermon to offer grace in the midst of ungrateful grabbing. I titled the sermon, “Surviving Christmas.” Some years, and for some it is every year, mere survival is our goal through the season.
I want to take a surprising look at Christmas. December 28 will put us right in the midst of the Christmas season. Our anxiety and depression surrounding the season is almost always found leading into the season, not the season it’s self. We worry about a multitude of possible things which never happen. They concern us far more, take far too much of our energy and resources, than the real possibilities for life knocking on our doors.
Can we laugh at ourselves and those around us? Can we find new life by taking a fresh look, even a humorous look at the story following Jesus birth? I would keep joy and laughter in Christmas. I will try.
Worship Next Week
Scripture: Luke 2:22-40
Sermon Title: “Surviving Christmas”
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