Until Christmas Day, the daily devotionals will follow the church’s “Light The World” campaign. I would love to hear how you and your family are lighting the world each day!
“Suffer the little children to come unto me.” (Mark 10:14)
I think it is hard at Christmas time to NOT think about children. Christmas with kids is so fun. Their eyes sparkle with excitement. There is nothing quite like making a kids Christmas wish come true. They seem smaller and more innocent at Christmas time.
A few Christmases ago, we were going through a particularly tight financial period as we made a job transition. My husband and I decided that we wouldn’t get each other gifts that year so the excitement of Christmas was all focused on the kids. They had saved their money up to buy presents for each other for the first time. It was one of my favorite Christmas mornings ever as I savored the looks on their faces as they excitedly opened their gifts from us, from Santa and from their grandparents who love to spoil them rotten. And then when they presented their carefully chosen gifts for each other my heart grew two sizes. They were more excited to give to each other than they were to receive anything from us. And they beamed with joy in the giving. It was a year focused on giving and it was a Christmas I will never forget.
I learn so much from my children and their giving hearts.
Meditation/Journaling Prompt: What are you doing to Light the World today?
