Unto dust.

I just keep returning and ruminating on a constant thought. All the things we acquire, require, request, beat ourselves to death to buy, and to pay for, are all seemingly worthless in the grand scheme of things. The most beautiful Steinway concert grand piano turns to a worthless pile of firewood and rodent food (they like to nibble the felt off the dampers and hammers)... And what could have been a melodic instrument of great worth and an incredible sound, becomes an un-played hulking behemoth in a dusty old home somewhere.


It is the season to think of Jesus and to think of the reason why we celebrate Christmas. Yet even the Christians are obsessed with massive Christmas pressies...and what to buy... and what to give. You get caught up in the wanting to give for the sake of giving, because it is expected, and because kids get worked up so much for the event, who would ever want to disappoint a child. But the fact of the matter is it is all worthless.

A Christmas spent within the arms length of your family and the ones you love, meditating on this special Gift from God,  has far much more value, if not more, than the ones spent at the mall, haggling over shoes on sale, beating down the lady next to you, because YOU saw it first.

Take children, the more you give them, the sulkier and surlier they become. Yet the less you give them from a possession viewpoint, and the more you give them of yourself, of your time, of your attention, the more they understand they need SO LITTLE to survive.

I just get overwhelmed with Christmas. Because it seems like shopping-mass....And yes we all deserve a reward. Yes we all deserve to be happy and enjoy happy things with our families. But Jesus should always be at the center. His life should radiate out. And not get covered up by some fancy gift wrap and a sparkly bow.

So how do you guarantee that without being a nazi?

I just find the festivities so EMPTY without Him.

Every painted sky... It was His design.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-iJcn37L6U