It’s All His Fault

From today’s reading...

“All things came to be through him,

and without him nothing came to be.”

You and I are either accidental, random, coincidental walking, talking mounds of carbon and water...or we are here on purpose.

Maybe we’re just here for 71.5 years and we turn into worm food and that’s it.

Maybe life has more meaning.

Maybe your life has more meaning.

Maybe we all evolved from dirt and lightning and water.

But who made the dirt, the lightning, and the water?

Sure, life can be hard.

There is pain and suffering in the world. We know that is wrong because deep inside something tells us that life should not be that way.

Something deep inside hurts and is saddened when we see others hurt and sad.

It’s why we run into frozen lakes and burning buildings to help a stranger.

Something deep inside tells us life is good, life is precious, life is sacred.

Today we celebrate the birth of that “something” who humbled Himself and who sacrificed Himself to show us how to live, how to serve, how to love, and how to die.

So in between today’s conspicuous consumption and overindulgence, the hot chocolate and the Hot Toddy, the NBA and the NFL, the turkey and the ham, take a moment to ponder all that is, how it came to be, and why we spend so much time, money, and energy to celebrate today.

Because knowing the true reason for the season is the only way to…

Stay the course.

Keep the faith.

Endure.

Now go sell something.