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What if. . . .

We are ending a holiday season.  As we end this year and move into the next, we  have the opportunity to reflect and make some new choices about how we direct our lives.  Here are some of my reflections.

What if. . .

We discovered that Christmas was more than the holiday parties, calculated gifts and compulsory visits to relatives we otherwise would not speak to?  Would these past weeks make a difference in our lives?

What if. . .

We really got it; that Christmas is about the birth of a Savior – not our need to have a holiday break from work, presents or partying with friends? Would we recognize our need for Him in our daily life?

What if. . .

We stopped pretending everything is okay and that we have all the answers? Would we become real?

What if. . .

We made our own pilgrimages into the soul, laying bare our sins and shortcomings before a loving God?  Would we discover grace and peace?

What if. . .

We forgave ourselves? Would we be more forgiving?

What if. . .

We were willing to share our talents, abilities and skills, our tattered love and lives, vulnerabilities and incompleteness with those around us.  Would others discover Christmas?

May the God who was willing to allow His Son to come to this earth as a vulnerable baby, transform your life as He continues to transform the world; and in that transformation, may each of us truly experience Christmas for the first time and take it with us into the New Year.

Marlene Anderson, MA, LMHC, NCC

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