Do you know what I love about Christmas?
No matter what I do or don’t do…
No matter how prepared or unprepared I am…
No matter how calm or frazzled I find myself…
No matter anything…
Christmas comes.
On Christmas Eve I will listen to that old, familiar story of shepherds and angels and a baby being born. I will sing the carols and light my candle. On Christmas Day I will celebrate with and give thanks for the circle of family and friends who surround my life.
It could be no other way because life is messy and unpredictable and beyond my control. And the wonder of it all is that God comes not waiting for my invitation or my being ready or anything else. Even my awareness. But, when I do stop and acknowledge that something more mixed up in the craziness of my life, then there is that spark of hope.
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