One of things that I feel God calls us to be here at Orange Lutheran is different for Him. This does get acted out in many ways. Our conduct at games when we cheer for our team in a positive way instead of putting the other team or the officials down is one way. Another way is how we celebrate certain holidays.
With Christmas coming up soon, I think it is so important to use the words “Merry Christmas” instead of “Happy Holidays” or “Season’s Greetings.” We are inundated by all of the secular thoughts for the season. Think about the day after Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a day set aside to thank God for all the blessings He has bestowed upon us. Throughout the day we are bombarded by commercials that tell us that our favorite stores open the next day at 4 am for special sales. We are reminded all day long on the day we are to be thankful, that we don’t have it all. We need more. And, what do we now call that Friday? Black Friday. Incredible.
The Christmas season is that time we set aside to celebrate Christ’s birth. What has happened over the years though is that we take the Christ out of Christmas. I had an aunt that signed everything Merry Xmas. Merry X mas? Why?
Today we hear that people may be offended if we say Merry Christmas. I say, we should never compromise who we are. Christmas is about Christ. It should never be separated.
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