Sixty five.

we wish you a merry christmas

christmas is upon us. it is upon me. in recent years, i have found it more and more important to take time to sit down and just reflect. growing up, it was easy to get distracted by the popularized version of christmas, which had me excited for acquiring new things. while that is a nice part of christmas for sure, it is by no means the most important aspect of it.

jesus.

what child is this?

as a christian this is the reason christmas holds any meaning to me. i respect that there are a large variety of reasons for which this season is important to others. to me, this is it. he is it. what gift should i be more happy to recieve than this? the christ child, God as human, savior. his coming foretold, his role of infinite value, and his beginnings... so humble.

away in a manger...

the complete lack of gandeur in his coming touches my heart so deeply. peace, justice, equity - these things i seek and hope for. these things i find in him. named a king, yet his beginnings are marked with circumstances rich with meaning. his mother and father rejected from lodging and forced into a stable - did they think that they'd failed God because they couldn't bring his son to the world in a better place? the first told are shephards - of a very low class in that society, and yet they matter just as much. That's my favoirte part. And the wise men.

following yonder star

they saw the star. they followed. would i have? perhaps with the wisdom and training they had to know such things. perhaps.

o come, o come, emmanuel

jesus. how wonderful is his name to my ears and my heart. may i never consider myself more worthy than the manger, may i always see the value in the shephards of the world first, may i see the sacrifice and love that was brought into the world with that baby who became a savior, and may i replicate these things in my daily life to others.

so have yourself a merry little christmas now

merry christmas everyone. we are so blessed.