Christmas
- jenniferwakefield
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what does Christmas mean to you?
76- pioneer_writer5
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To me Christmas is a holiday that does not find its origins in Christianity. It is a time that people purchase gifts and extol virtuous qualities that will be extinguished at the end of the Holiday season. It is the cause for increase debt and unhappiness since giving is emphasized. The rest of the year things go on as usual, but during the Christmas season suddenly Jesus Christ is remembered. Is he remembered as the man who cured the sick, healed the lame, and gave sight to the blind? Is he remembered for returning the life to Lazarus, or the Widow's Son? Is he remembered for giving his life in behalf of all mankind? No. He is remembered as a helpless baby laying in a manger who has 3 Wise men visit him bearing gifts. There are so many things wrong with the Christmas story, that it invalidates the reason so many religious people claim to observe this holiday. Jesus said that there is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving. But Jesus was not referring to material things. He was making reference to our showing love. Demonstrating that love by actions. Actions that will not put us at a financial disadvantage.
