A Challenge For The Holiday

Escaping The Superficiality

Christmas is a great, yet extremely strange Holiday.

In one respect, it is a time of Family, Joy, and Meaning.

We spend time with those we care about, give them presents because we want to show them our Love, and enjoy each other’s company.

For Christians, it is also a time of recognizing Sacrifice, the beginning of a Path to Redemption, and an age of Hope.

However, Christmas also has become very Superficial over the years.

We often buy presents because we are “supposed to”.

Sales happen everywhere with the goal of extracting as much money as possible from us.

Almost every business sends out some form of “Happy Holidays” email to show how much they “Care”.

We all know that it feels forced though — even the ones that mean it don’t “feel” like they do because it sounds and looks like all the rest.

Sadly, it rings Hollow in many ways.

Then, we talk about this thing — The “Spirit” of Christmas.

What is it really?

Many people have an unconscious understanding, but can’t express it in words.