Lynn Johnston, the creator of For Better or For Worse has captured the Blues that hit so many — the end of the Christmas season. I confess, as I shopped at Lifeway Christian Stores this morning in Lexington and saw all the Christmas merchandise be sold at 95% off (give or take a few percentiles), I felt a bit saddened as well. Mix 94.5 was a radio station here in Lexington that carried Christmas music 24 hours a day from the Friday after Thanksgiving until midnight on December 26th.
But if Christmas is about music and lights and bows and wreaths and candles and trees and presents, then YES — it’s over. But if Christmas is about the Incarnation of Christ — that is, God made flesh — and our rejoicing that the Savior of the world came to redeem sinners from their sins (Matthew 1:21-22), then Christmas is NOT over by any stretch!
Take down the trees and the wreaths and all the other decorations, but don’t take down the truth of Christ from your hearts. So even on December 26th, I wish you a “Merry Christmas!”
