Wandering Through The Land Of Nod.

The last post before Christmas with thanks to you for reading and some serious thoughts about putting Christ back into Christmas!

Ooh, it’s dark while I’m writing this and I don’t think it’ll get very light today.  This shortest day of the year is special and I’m full of anticipation of longer days!  It’s the sort of dark which can give birth to new things!

Thank you everyone who’s read these posts.  You’ve really helped me Wander through the Land of Nod. 

This week I’ll be cleaning, making beds, baking (those contenders for the best mince pies in the world won’t make themselves!), eating, drinking, seeing my family and going to church, singing carols and celebrating the best story ever told. 

My next post will be on Saturday 27^th December, when you can read a cautionary Christmas tale, so I’ll see you then!

Have a very Happy, Joyful and Blessed Christmas.

 Let me know how it goes!

Just before I go, here are my serious thoughts!  Pardon me for getting preachy, but some things I feel very strongly about.

If you, or anyone you know, is anxious about “putting Christ back into Christmas”, take heart!

Christ isn’t an object that you can put here or there.  Jesus is a person and was born so that we can have a good, living relationship with God.  When we say Jesus Christ, we mean that Jesus is the one we have faith in, so be careful how you say it!

Here are some things you can do to line your life up more alongside Jesus Christ’s:

• Resist the voices calling us to hate others and get rid of people we don’t like.  Jesus taught us to love our neighbours as ourselves and treat others the way we want to be treated.
• Give some money to a charity which supports refugees, fights homelessness, hunger and disease, supports prisoners or combats loneliness.  Jesus taught us to heal the sick, feed the hungry, welcome strangers, care for those in prison and he was always including those on the edge and beyond of society.
• Stop and say hello when you see someone sat on a cold pavement or is next to you in the supermarket queue.  Jesus let himself be distracted and delayed by strangers.
• Go along to your local church. This week you’ll definitely get to sing carols!  Jesus always met with others to praise God, read scripture and pray.

Putting Christ back into Christmas?  He’s already there, we should try joining him!

Sermon over!  Back to stories on Saturday!

Wander well through Christmas,

Mandy.

Things I love:

• The story of the birth of Jesus.
• Going to church at Christmas.
• Eating and drinking with my family and friends.