What does Christmas really mean to you?

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   Sundaymomentsposted 11 years ago

   What does Christmas really mean to you?
   
   Though there is a generic answer to this question and many of are guilty of giving this answer. I am truly interested in finding out what is the true meaning of Christmas to you. Christmas means to me a time to find my spiritual center and a time to fellowship with family and friends. It is also a time to reflect on what my Spiritual father has blessed me with this year?
   
   

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   BuffaloGal1960posted 11 years ago

   Christmas is setting aside a season of gratitude for the Christ child, God's only son.  It is not important to me so much the exact date of when He was born, but rather an observance to be celebrated because of it's magnitude.  It's a time that hopefully is a teaching time with a favorite church play like "From the Manger to the Cross".   A season that brings warmth and merriment.  A season you hope lasts all year round of giving (not necessarily gifting).  It's a hope in my heart that mankind will have a heart for the poor, a song of joy, of praise to God, the smile of a child, and the message of Good News for a hurting and lost world. It's a time of sharing, giving and serving and remembering our lives are not our own. It's a time to recognize the hurting because suicide increases this time of year.  It's a time to cherish your family being available - not for the gifts but because you love them.  It's a time for children to dream and wish.  It's a time to be a good steward of the money God blessed you with by not going into harmful debt.  It's a season of prayer for your family, the Troops and your Country.  It's a time to pray for Israel.  Christmas is not one thing for me, but many. Sometimes it is sadness because you see others misusing it to take and not give, but still there is the Hope in Christ that  brings eternal life. Nothing can take that away - even in a country turning communistic. Christmas is love, joy and peace, but things we should never take for granted.

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   duffsmomposted 11 years ago

   For me, as a Christian, it is the celebration of the birth of Christ, my Savior.

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   tbHistorianposted 11 years ago

   For me, it is the celebration of life through Jesus who died on the Cross for me and all who follow in his footsteps.  It includes abundant love for the moral principles and laws written by him.  Spreading this love through righteousness culminates with the mid-night mass where individuals rekindle their moral spirit and then embark on the new year with honor and compassion.
   The welcoming of the new year through Christ then begins as a love for all who walk through the valley of the shadow of death, but fear no evil, for Christ is with them.  They know they dwell in the Lord's house where evil is averted through moral power.
   Merry Christmas

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   quildonposted 11 years ago

   When I was a child Christmas simply meant getting lots of presents and stuffing myself silly with all the things I didn't get to eat during the year. Now that I'm an adult, Christmas is more of a reflexive time for me. I enjoy being with my family, but even while I'm enjoying myself with them I think of all the ways God has blessed us throughout the year and how wonderful it is to be part of His family.

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   Silver Fishposted 11 years ago

   As as pagan christmas means the contemplation of midwinter followed bursting forth of the new life of the sun, a time to renew and rejoice. Sant Claus- and the old gods of the forest and the hunt are important too.

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