The Biggest Secret of Christmas
Do you know the biggest secret of Christmas?
I tell you, it's not Santa Claus. Not the gifts or "aginaldos." Not the colorful Yuletide tree. Nor even the family reunions, parties, and bounty foods.
It's a simple secret and yet so easy to miss nowadays. Even ignore or deny.
Once, I was in Thailand. While there, I started getting scared of running out of resources. That's when I learned an essential life lesson. I'd always have something to share to others. Time. Energy. Smiles. Food. A lending hand.
I realized, the more I give, the more I receive! The generosity gave me joy and peace.
Over two thousand years ago, Someone got generous. It was the first Christmas.
We're all familiar with religion. It tires. It enslaves our minds and hearts. For it only tells us to do this and to do that in order to reach out to God. It's never-ending, yet there is no true satisfaction.
But, Christmas comes. It erases religion.
Christmas is the generous God Himself reaching out to mankind in the form of the greatest gift of His one and only Son, Christ Jesus, to save, reconcile, and give us everlasting life.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16)
Look.
The biggest secret of Christmas is total life health in an eternal "relationship, not religion."
It's ever before our very eyes. It dwells in the hearts and souls of mankind. Changing lives, bringing lasting joy, peace, and life on earth and hereafter.
I tell you, it's not Santa Claus. Not the gifts or "aginaldos." Not the colorful Yuletide tree. Nor even the family reunions, parties, and bounty foods.
It's a simple secret and yet so easy to miss nowadays. Even ignore or deny.
Once, I was in Thailand. While there, I started getting scared of running out of resources. That's when I learned an essential life lesson. I'd always have something to share to others. Time. Energy. Smiles. Food. A lending hand.
I realized, the more I give, the more I receive! The generosity gave me joy and peace.
Over two thousand years ago, Someone got generous. It was the first Christmas.
We're all familiar with religion. It tires. It enslaves our minds and hearts. For it only tells us to do this and to do that in order to reach out to God. It's never-ending, yet there is no true satisfaction.
But, Christmas comes. It erases religion.
Christmas is the generous God Himself reaching out to mankind in the form of the greatest gift of His one and only Son, Christ Jesus, to save, reconcile, and give us everlasting life.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16)
Look.
The biggest secret of Christmas is total life health in an eternal "relationship, not religion."
It's ever before our very eyes. It dwells in the hearts and souls of mankind. Changing lives, bringing lasting joy, peace, and life on earth and hereafter.
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