Christmas isn’t about gathering family together, although many families do gather at Christmas...
Christmas isn’t about giving and receiving gifts, although many give and receive gifts at Christmas...
Christmas isn’t about decorating, although many decorate with lights and ribbons at Christmas...
Christmas isn’t about enjoying a banquet, although many will enjoy a great banquet at Christmas...
Christmas IS about celebrating, IN CHURCH, with Divine Liturgy, the coming in the flesh of the eternal Word of God for our salvation. As Orthodox Christians we PREPARE for the celebration with prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and Holy Confession. As Orthodox Christians we honor God’s Nativity by living a holy life, free from the passions of wealth-building and power-grabbing.
What about those “others things” we do during Christmas?
We gather as family at Christmas to worship God IN CHURCH. We give and receive gifts at Christmas to remember the Magi’s offering to God. We decorate our homes at Christmas to welcome the King into our lives. We enjoy a banquet to celebrate our new life in Christ.
Have a blessed Christmas
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