We did a lot of holiday driving. Visited one set of relatives in Tennessee for three days before Christmas, then drove to Florida on Christmas day. In the spirit of the season, I found a continuous supply of radio stations playing “Christmas” music.
Guess how many of these popular Christmas season songs mentioned Jesus. None. Well, one station played one traditional Christmas carol (song). So, I think in 16 hours of driving listening to Christmas songs, we heard Jesus mentioned once.
Do you confuse traditional Northeast US wintertime nostalgia with Christmas? (Think “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas”, “The Christmas Song (chestnuts roasting)” and the like) How about all the Santa songs?
I’m sure that these bring back warm, nostalgic feelings from a distant childhood. But as far as keeping focus on Jesus–could be an entirely different season.
Now that Christmas is past and we’re beginning the new year, stick a note somewhere (on a calendar, your mobile phone, on a pop up window on your computer) with a memory jog to think of Jesus more often this year. It’ll help your overall outlook on life.
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