I love Christmas music. I love it, but it makes me cry. And when I was pregnant...let's just say on more than one occasion I had to pull over on the way to work. Reading Christmas books to Hannah and David, I get choked up and have to power through, trying as hard as I can to not dissolve into complete sobs. (Some books I know I can't make it through, so Mike reads them). It used to really bother me- I was so embarrassed that I was such a baby- I mean who cries reading J is for Jesus? (raises hand) Thinking about how much God loves me, brings me to tears. I am so unworthy of such perfect love, so undeserving of complete forgiveness and yet, with all of my imperfections, all of my shortcomings and all of my ugly sin, I am a child of the God of the universe, forgiven and loved. I am overwhelmed by this love. Overwhelmed to the point that sometimes my only response is to cry. Christmas is the time that we celebrate and reflect God becoming man- leaving Heaven to come into a broken, sinful world, to love and reconcile the world to our Heavenly Father. Born in human flesh, Jesus walked with us, lived to love us, and died to save us. Jesus is the greatest gift the world has ever received, and my hope is this Christmas, you receive this perfect love. A love that will wash peace over you in ways you never thought possible, give you more hope than you can imagine, and wrap a comfort around you so great, it overwhelms you. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas!
"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace" Isaiah 9:6