Who StartedChirstmas
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Who
started
Christmas?
This morning I
heard a story on the
radio of a woman who was
out Christmas shopping with her
two children; after many hours of
looking at row after row of toys and
everything else imaginable, and after
hours of hearing both her children asking
for everything they saw on those many shelves,
she finally made it to the elevator with her two kids.
She was feeling what so many of us feel during the
holiday season time of the year
---overwhelming pressure to go to every party,
every housewarming, taste all the holiday food and treats,
get that perfect gift for every single person on our shopping list,
make sure we don't forget anyone on our card list,
and the pressure
of making sure we
respond to everyone
who sent us a card.
Finally the elevator
doors opened and there was
already a crowd in the car.
She pushed her way into
the car and dragged
her two kids in with
her and all the
bags of
stuff.
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When the doors closed she couldn't take it anymore and stated,
"Whoever started this whole Christmas thing
should be found, strung up and shot."
From the back of the car everyone heard a quiet,
calm voice respond,
"Don't worry. We already crucified him."
For the rest of the trip down the elevator
it was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop.
Don't forget this year to keep
the One who started this whole Christmas thing
in your every thought, deed, purchase, and word.
If we all did it, just think of how different this whole world would be.
Remember The Reason For The Season
*
Who
started
Christmas?
This morning I
heard a story on the
radio of a woman who was
out Christmas shopping with her
two children; after many hours of
looking at row after row of toys and
everything else imaginable, and after
hours of hearing both her children asking
for everything they saw on those many shelves,
she finally made it to the elevator with her two kids.
She was feeling what so many of us feel during the
holiday season time of the year
---overwhelming pressure to go to every party,
every housewarming, taste all the holiday food and treats,
get that perfect gift for every single person on our shopping list,
make sure we don't forget anyone on our card list,
and the pressure
of making sure we
respond to everyone
who sent us a card.
Finally the elevator
doors opened and there was
already a crowd in the car.
She pushed her way into
the car and dragged
her two kids in with
her and all the
bags of
stuff.
*
When the doors closed she couldn't take it anymore and stated,
"Whoever started this whole Christmas thing
should be found, strung up and shot."
From the back of the car everyone heard a quiet,
calm voice respond,
"Don't worry. We already crucified him."
For the rest of the trip down the elevator
it was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop.
Don't forget this year to keep
the One who started this whole Christmas thing
in your every thought, deed, purchase, and word.
If we all did it, just think of how different this whole world would be.
Remember The Reason For The Season
