Psalm 119:18 (ESV)
Open my eyes, that I may behold
wondrous things out
of your law.
What have you heard and Seen this Christmas?
Oh, you say, had I been there at Bethlehem
that night I would have seen. I would have understood. I would have known it
was the Christ child. Would you? There is one way of knowing:
Ask yourself what you have seen and heard
this Christmas Season.
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When you watched the 6:00 news did
you see chaos and strife, or did you see sheep without a shepherd.
o
When you went out to do your
shopping did you see only hordes of people in the stores, or did you notice the
worried expressions on some of their faces--worried because they are facing
this Christmas without employment or enough money and they don't know how they
are going to make ends meet.
What did you hear this Christmas?
o
Did you hear only the blast of music
and carols, or did you hear the silent sighs of the lonely and the bereaved who
may be dreading Christmas because it accentuates their loneliness.
o
And in the midst of the sounds of
honking horns and people arguing over parking places, did you hear faint sounds
of laughter coming from a Church missions projects because you furnished
food and toys for families and children.
You see, so often what you see and what you
hear is not dependent upon the event but upon you. If you did in fact hear the
cry from the lonely, the laughter of poor children, if you saw the sheep
without a shepherd, then, and only then, might you have noticed the events that
took place in Bethlehem that night. If you lacked that spiritual seeing and
hearing then you probably would have been with the 99% who were present but who
saw or heard nothing out of the ordinary.
In
the end perhaps one of our carols words it best: No ear may hear his coming,
but in this world of sin. Where meek souls shall receive him still, the dear
Christ enters in.
Dear
Lord, help us to use our ears and eyes to see those in need around us. In the
Name of Jesus, Amen.
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