January 16, 2023

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It is fairly common when one does a Christmas devotion or reflection to ask a Christmas-related question, such as:
But I have another question for you to think about this season:
How will Christmas change you this year?
I believe it will. Whether you call yourself a person of faith, or not—it doesn’t matter. Because Christmas is transcendent. It’s really not about us.
Christmas is really not about us. And because of that, I believe there is something about Christmas that has the power to change. I would call that the power of God’s love. You are welcome to frame it differently if you so choose.
But I challenge you to be open to—to be sensitive to how this season changes you.
It will undoubtedly make us tired, grumpy, frustrated, and stressed in its own way at certain points. But I believe that somewhere down deep there will be a different change.
I believe that Christmas can make a change in each of our lives.
That’s the challenge: to be open, be surprised, and be sensitive this year for that moment or moments when Christmas changes you.
Merry Christmas.
Amen.
Mark Grorud
Director, Immanuel Vision Foundation
Immanuel
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