The Day After

   The big meals are done.  The gifts have been opened.  The kids are exhausted from all the excitement of yesterday.  The parents are maybe more exhausted than the kids.  Christmas has come and gone for another year.  What will we remember of this year’s celebration; will we have fond, loving memories or just a feeling of relief that it’s over?

   As we begin to move past Christmas I pray that we will retain within us the joy of our Savior’s birth.  We should take comfort in His great love for us; a love that will continue to grow and carry us through the coming year.  May our hope, based in faith, of His promise of eternal life bring us peace in all things.

   Soon the signs of Christmas will begin to disappear.  The decorations, the Christmas ornaments and the nativities will be returned to storage for another year.  As those physical signs of the season fade from sight may we always retain the true joy and happiness of the season in our hearts.  May Christ live within us not only on Christmas but on each day of our life.

Jesus, You came to save us.

You forgive our failings and offer eternal life.

May the spirit of Christmas remain within us

Throughout the coming year.

Amen