The Merrification of Christmas (standard:humor, 905 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Dec 11 2016	Views/Reads: 2058/1344	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
The key ingredient of “Merry” is rest and only Jesus can give the rest that creates a merry spirit.

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I all caught up with the holiday season? 

Just because someone says, “Merry Christmas” does not mean in fact that
they are experiencing anything quite near to merry. 

Watching people scramble here and there in the shopping mall, I realized
that merry had nothing to do with Christmas. For so many people, 
Christmas is a time when you are so busy trying to get things to make 
other people “merry” that the whole spirit escapes. 

What we really need during this particular holiday season is what I
call, The Merrification of Christmas. Christmas is what it is, but 
there is the possibility of really having a Merry Christmas if you 
understand what the attitude of merry is all about. 

It is not about gifts, or parties, or traveling. It is something more
substantial than that. In order for me to Merrificate my life, I need 
something more than just the holiday spirit. 

Weaving through the crowd at the mall, I picked up the item my wife sent
me to pick up and headed for the parking lot. As I was going, I 
realized why I really did not like the mall, especially during the 
holiday season. Too many people are struggling with anxiety and 
frustration in trying to keep up with the Christmas Joneses. 

I thought of what Jesus said, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). 

The key ingredient of “Merry” is rest and only Jesus can give the rest
that creates a merry spirit. 


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