Christmas, one of my favorite times of the year, is tomorrow. I could not be more excited about the celebration of Christ this time of year. While there is such joy around the celebration of Christmas, there is also a growing amount of stress and despair that comes with this time of year.
Working at Starbucks, I interact with people everyday and get to have meaningful conversations with them. I do not know if it surprises you or not, but I see a lot of the same people everyday at work. It is really cool to me because I have a passion for investing in people. Day to day, I have conversations with my customers about their families, jobs, hobbies, etc., and get to hear amazing stories, as well as touching and sad things. I have noticed through these connections, that there is a growing amount of people that I come into contact with that are truly unhappy. Christmas has become this crazy fiasco that has to include presents, candy, and shopping.
What is happening to Christmas?! Sure, I remember growing up and being stoked to see what was underneath the Christmas tree, but those are not the things that I hold dearly to my heart. I honestly can only remember about two of the gifts that got on Christmas day...the others have just faded away. What I hold dearly to my heart, and remember most about Christmas is the time I got to spend with my family remembering what this time of year is really about.
My family has many traditions that we like to do at Christmas time, but the best to me is the time we take to read out loud the story of the birth of Christ. This is something that we start the day off with on Christmas. While the kids are putting the nativity scene together, grandpa is reading the story. It is something that we are all apart of in the morning. I do not know when I made the switch of actually listening to the story, instead of thinking about the presents that I was about to open, but I do remember making a switch. I remember really hearing the words that my grandpa read out loud to the family. It has been since that switch that I have honestly been able to celebrate Christmas in the most joyous of ways.
The thing is we usually do not take the time to "interlude".
The most common place to see an interlude is in a theater production. It is a time to use the bathroom, stretch, and most importantly, understand the story.
As you celebrate Christmas tomorrow, I challenge you to remember what this season is really about. I challenge you to take an interlude and experience the joy God offers from the story of His Son's birth! And remember, interludes are important. Maybe as we also approach the new year, we can all set the resolution to interlude more in our everyday lives.
Merry Christmas Everyone, and God Bless!
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