Christmas

DECEMBER 25, 1979, 6:10 AM

I’m sure you are not amazed, o son, that the theme for this Christmas Day is… Christmas. You have had some thoughts, this year, about this season, even this Day. So let Me comment on some of these, and add some observations of My own. (All within the “fellowship of the Holy Spirit” that you prayed for last night… that most of the others are not seeking and finding as you are).

You have had some thoughts about the actual day and year of the birth that Christmas celebrates. In your culture you do value accuracy, and so it can be troublesome to be celebrating something on the wrong day… even the wrong part of the year. The response you should expect from Me centers in time being unimportant… or methods of measuring time. What is important? The remembrance of the birth as a symbolic beginning of a unique venture of Mine into this earth, and the celebration of that, no matter what the “date”? You’ve had that answer in your heart. I just needed to verify it as My response, as well.

This principle applies to other questions about the celebration. Follow the leadings of your spirit and Mine. If “stockings” seem inappropriate and too far from the focal celebration you should at least ignore them. Santa can be just a benign symbol of giving. Accept this… but resist too much emphasis away from the story of Jesus.

Apply the same principle, again, to the absence of family in your home this Christmas. It is good to have family gathered together… but for what? Exchanging gifts is a symbol. The important focus is the remembrance and the celebration. This can be in spirit with all of your family (or at least with all of them who have the spirit). Let not the physical presence of many keep you from a good remembrance (I like the pidgin version!). In fact, just observe how it may be easier to keep the spirit of the Day with fewer.

As you restructure your professional approach consider this time of Christmas and the end of the semester. Structure to avoid what you have this semester. Structure to build in some celebration with students who are Christians. Have the time for this. Do away with the pile-up of work, for them and for you, at this time of celebration. Consider the proper priorities.

I realize you can do the letter with the spirit that is necessary until you have done your grading, with some conscience. Just do it, with prayer and thanksgiving… at least before New Years, write the letter.

This shall be a unique celebration of My entrance as Jesus. Remember…Celebrate. Then plan for futures that shall be both unique and yet more within the Spirit. Be in peace.

Amen.
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