A Christmas Reflection

Christmas this year didn’t feel as special this year without any extended family celebrations but,

The first Christmas was humble and seemingly haphazard

It’s ok if this one is too

Today I stop

Stop scrambling for all the things I want but don’t have

Stop and acknowledge the sadness, the longing

As I let go of the fear of not having enough,

I begin to see all I do have in a new light.

It’s easy to grumble

Sometimes harder to be thankful

But when thankfulness flows it’s life giving.

I choose to celebrate the greatest gift, Jesus,

Emmanuel- God with us,

In whatever way I can, today and everyday