Delights

 

One of the delights of the Christmas season is the anticipation. Anticipation of good things, warm hugs and splendid natural phenomena; heavy fluffy snow fall or fantastic frost crystal displays in the sky or on the trees.

Circumstances do not always cooperate with things and places to allow for the marvels, but for the Christian, the newness of life is springing up everywhere that humans dwell.

Celebrating the newness of life is an ancient pastime in the long dark winter nights. That time when for the new born, the body works perfectly and there are no deficiencies. Childhood is loved world-wide for its freedom from things that hurt and limit abilities. It is celebrated as a time when parents enjoy the beauty of their children and dream of the possibilities in the lives of their children. To live to see that flowering and the joy of wonder that is becoming. Parents do all they can to enable their children to do marvelous things, as a vicarious way of participating with them in experiences that are fantastic.

Not every childhood is so idyllic, and it does not take long before children notice the ugliness in life. People deliberately hurt one another, taking what is not lawfully theirs, and forcing others to do what they do not wish. 

Not everyone is born in perfection, and lives can be very short. There can be no word said that does not hurt some. Our enemies in the world are spiritual in nature and never learned the Divine gratitude, but were maimed by malignant selfishness that regards nothing in it native holiness.

That is why it is so important to celebrate Christmas and the season of it, defying evil's desires. The overcoming of evil in the world is celebrated by Christians and revealed in His glory. It is unthinkable that the Son of God should come into the world in so humble a manner without being recognized by someone and celebrated with high festivals, because of its gift - Salvation.

In every season, we recognize that victory of Jesus that is eternal life. Jesus depended on the Father to work a miracle, and lived to tell of it, rising into Heaven to return to His Father, waiting for a time to reveal the  plan of God for all. Alleluiah.