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.
I attended an event, where there was a memory Christmas
tree stand. The idea behind this was to share a favourite Christmas memory. I
wrote, ‘knowing Christ 2015’ as 2015 was my first Christmas in acknowledging
Jesus. That year I attended a church celebration. The experience was surreal
and was something that left a deep impression, as the message was highly
encouraging, uplifting and inspirational. The theme was ‘Peace on Earth’ - something
I always craved but never quite managed to achieve on my own.
Below is a throwback picture of one of my favourite moments in our First Church Celebrations in 2015:
I went back later to find my memory had been moved to the
back of the tree, while my daughter’s one stayed in the same place as she wrote
‘getting presents.’ I was a little taken aback by the action, but not
surprised. The irony was that Christmas is absolutely about the birth of our
Saviour, the Messiah and the one who came to save the broken. Somehow and somewhere
the message has now been diluted to what appears to be purely consumerism on
some level.
The world has become a place of political correctness
without common sense or purpose. I don’t think this is an isolated incident. And I don’t think I should berate the
organisation in question because I suspect this is a common approach to
religion by default rather than by merit. I am rather perplexed as to why we
can’t at least mention Jesus at Christmas in the fear of offense. It begs the
question: what is left of Christmas if this is where it’s going driven by
political and social norms?
Irrespective of your beliefs or non-beliefs, the spirit
of Christmas goes far beyond materialism and Christmas dinner with family and
friends. For me it is also about a time of unity, appreciation, thinking of and
supporting the less fortunate through giving what I can. Life can be cruel and
it’s the birth of Christ that gives us all hope for a better tomorrow.
Without forcing our beliefs on them, we should educate
the next generation to at least know the true meaning of Christmas and how this is
perhaps relevant to daily life. To me, the love of Christ will be far more nourishing
to them than the latest toy that has an expiration date.
With peace and love
KIMI
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