Season Confusion
Okay, NOW it's December. NOW I'm more ready to think about Christmas. The
confusing thing is, all the Christmas decorations in the stores have been up
since...what?...Labor Day? I'm picturing myself eventually doing my 4th of July
picnic shopping and my Christmas shopping at the same time. It gets earlier
every year, doesn't it? I've been experiencing some major season confusion for
months.
Does it really help that these days we have some sort of "holly-jolly harvest"?
Didn't I see a snowman made out of pumpkins last month? Now that's just weird.
In the stores they seem to go straight from Fourth of July fireworks to
chestnuts roasting on an open fire--all in one big bang. Let's hope we don't get
THOSE mixed up. Fireworks roasting on an open fire would give us a whole new
chestnut POP.
Do you ever worry that the heart of Christmas is all too easily lost in the
confusion of the season, too? Let's not let our Jesus-focus get confused in the
holiday busyness. Keeping the guest of honor at the center of his birthday
celebration is the way to make sure the season is a blessing to Christ and
gloriously satisfying for everyone around. Much more satisfying and gratifying,
for instance, than decorating the Memorial Day tree.
Rhonda Rhea rrhea@juno.com