One of my all-time favorite movies is The Grinch starring Jim Carrey from the year 2000. Most members of my family can quote almost every word. My dad is on the record saying he has seen it at least 300 times.
It’s a phenomenal movie.
Recently Beth was out shopping and she mentioned how crazy it was out there. This led my mind, naturally, down the path of thinking how cunning Satan is.
If you haven’t seen The Grinch film, or need a refresher on the classic Dr. Seuss tale, here’s a quick summary –
Whoville loves Christmas. The Whos go all out – decorations, presents, celebrations. Our loveable character Cindy Lou Who wonders, “what is Christmas all about?” In the great words of Cindy Lou Who, “doesn’t this seem…superfluous?” I couldn’t have said it better myself Cindy Lou.
Our antagonist in the classic tale is the Grinch who HATES Christmas. “Ardvarkian, Abacadnezer Who, I, HATE YOU!” (I had to look that one up, can’t ever remember good ‘ol Ardvarkian’s name). If you haven’t seen the film, I just lost you, let me get back on track. We learn, ultimately, that it isn’t Christmas that the Grinch hates. It’s really the hypocritical, showy nature of it. He hates what Christmas has become.
Which leads me to my spiritual thought – shouldn’t we all, or at least any believers in Christ, hate what Christmas has become?
I write this as a hypocrite.
I’m not a big fan of gifts. That said, I’m not out there in the Christmas season doing what actually matters either. Volunteering at a food bank, helping a neighbor, serving, donating, volunteering, loving, doing the things Christ did while He was here. That’s what Christmas is about. How quickly we all get wrapped up in gifts, and parties, and gatherings, and decorations, and traditions, at the expense of what it’s all really about.
Love.
Family.
Service.
Charity.
Giving.
That’s what it’s about.
So, please, next time you’re bustling about buying gifts and stressing about Christmas; let’s all, please, take a moment. Let’s stop. Let’s remember what it’s all really about.
It’s about Christ, and all He represents.
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