Who started this Christmas thing?
Dec 14th, 2007 by BradT
WHO STARTED CHRISTMAS?
This morning I heard a story on the radio of a woman who was out
Christmas shopping with her two children. After many hours of looking at row after
row of toys and everything else imaginable. And after hours of hearing both
her children asking for everything they saw on those many shelves, she
finally made it to the elevator with her two kids.
She was feeling what so many of us feel during the holiday season time
of the year. Overwhelming pressure to go to every party, every
housewarming, taste all the holiday food and treats, getting that perfect gift for
every single person on our shopping list, making sure we don’t forget anyone
on our card list, and the pressure of making sure we respond to everyone
who sent us a card.
Finally the elevator doors opened and there was already a crowd in the
car. She pushed her way into the car and dragged her two kids in with her and
all the bags of stuff. When the doors closed she couldn’t take it anymore
and stated, “Whoever started this whole Christmas thing should be found,
strung up and shot.”
From the back of the car everyone heard a quiet calm voice respond,
“Don’t worry we already crucified him.” For the rest of the trip down the
elevator it was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop.
Don’t forget this year to keep the One who started this whole Christmas
thing in your every thought, deed, purchase, and word. If we all did it,
just think of how different this whole world would be.
– Author Unknown
