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The Meaning of Christmas – Lost in Translation- Part Two: An Alternative Christmas Message




The inspiration behind this blog post has been inspired by actual events that made me think about the facets of worldly beliefs V Godly beliefs. This concludes last week’s post by looking behind consumerism V an alternative Christmas Message regardless of your beliefs or non-beliefs.

The run up to Christmas is commonly stressful - physically, mentally, spiritually and financially draining. The irony is that the true meaning of Christmas should be anything but those things. Irrespective of your faith the holiday season perhaps could be a time of reflection, because without question, we live in dark and uncertain times. 

This is also an ideal opportunity to inspire young people to live out what Jesus stood for. A world that is characterised by unconditional love, peace, joy, patience, gentleness, faithfulness, hope and kindness banded together through Him. I attended a Celebration of the Christmas Story at my daughter’s school. 

Below I share some of the children’s hopes and dreams for the future derived from their Christian Values:

‘Inspiring others in every way possible, having patience with family and friends.’ ‘Appreciating what we have and having empathy for the less fortunate.’ 
‘If everyone follows the path of the Lord we are making peace throughout the world, just like God’s will.’

‘My perfect future has no starving children’
‘My perfect future has no fights and no wars’
‘My perfect future has all the children with good education’……………………………………….

‘I hope my future is perfect’

In a broken world there is a real need for us all to foster a mindset of the above in the next generation to create change in the world. I noted that true faith isn’t about converting everyone to attend church; it’s more about sharing the love of Christ and putting words into actions. Doing what God would do here on earth, feeding the hungry, supporting the homeless and helping those who have reached hard times. The love is not dependent or conditional to your belief of Christ or not because with God there is always a choice and love without agenda.

I do believe that life experiences have greater value presents. Seeing the world is a gift in itself. Since my daughter was old enough to understand, I made a point of telling her that all our outings during the festive period are part of her Christmas presents. It made me smile when she asked the inevitable ‘does that mean I won’t be getting any presents?’ I reassured her that of course she would be getting presents, but I just wanted to encourage her to acknowledge all that she has, not just the stuff.

Presents come in various forms, not just the obvious physical products that we are led to believe. Our health for one is an awesome blessing. It is intentional for me to foster gratitude in her heart because the human mind tends to always want more. A present is a gift and not an automatic right of entitlement. 

Life experiences are a profound connection between you and the world connecting our body, spirit, mind and soul to inspire us with visions and ideas to live better lives and inspire future generations to continue this legacy.

I wish you all a healthy, happy and hopeful Christmas with family and friends.

With peace and love


KIMI 
  

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