This picture by Liz Lemon Swindle hangs in our home above my favorite nativity by Willow Tree. I love collecting nativities, setting up many of them in each room of my home and just sitting there looking at them. I think they are beautiful and add that perfect Christmas touch to our home. Mike even bought me a really inexpensive nativity to put in the bathroom when I was having a bad day! He knew what would cheer me up! :)
But, sometimes I think I might not have the right attitude about the nativities. Do I like them because they remind me of Jesus, or just because they are beautiful? I tried to imagine my Willow Tree nativity without the Mary and Baby Jesus figurine. It would still be beautiful, but I decided I wouldn't want it if He wasn't there. Christmas wouldn't be fun if there was no Christ. That sounds funny, but what I mean is that we may not always be thinking of Christ when we are shopping, decorating, or giving gifts, but if we never thought of Him it would make Christmas empty. We need those moments when we stop to think and our thoughts turn to Him- the true reason for the season. It makes everything wonderful and peaceful even through all the crazy madness of traffic jams, crowded stores and empty pockets!
It makes me feel better that He really still is the reason for the season, but I'm just incapable of multi-tasking and I don't think of Him all the time. :)
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