Who Says Jesus Isn’t in It?
When my kids were little I went through a phase — a phase that probably lasted too long and one we may not have fully recovered from. I worried that Christmas wasn’t spiritual enough. I felt guilty for buying presents. I worried that telling my kids about Santa was akin to lying to them. Yes, this was some of the propaganda going around at the time, so I’m not entirely to blame…but I regret that phase. Because Christmas is a time of magic and wonder. And who says that Jesus isn’t a part of that? “…we may find ourselves separating from some of the sweetness of life for the sake of being ‘spiritual.’” I recently read this in The Secret Power of Yoga . The author goes on to say, “ We are at once divine and human; spirit dances together with nature, and its expression is joy !” Yes, maybe our society has gone crazy with commercialism, consumerism and “keep up with the Joneses-ism.” But we can miss out on the sweetness of the season if we forget the gladnes...
