If I am not careful I can approach the Christmas season like a project, giving myself a syllabus of activities to complete and check off by the due date. There is always pressure to write, address, and mail the annual Christmas letter, shop for, wrap, and distribute presents, bake cookies, decorate the house, find and trim the tree... the list goes on. While all of those activities are lovely and part of my enjoyment of the season, I never want to become so wrapped up in celebrating that I lose focus of the reason for the celebration.
What I really crave this year is time to be still and meditate on the lyrics of my favorite carols such as "Oh, Holy Night", "Oh, Come Let Us Adore Him," and "Hark the Herald Angels Sing." I want to fully appreciate the magnitude of the incredible event that Christmas commemorates; To spend quiet, intimate moments with my saviour and reflect on His goodness to me over the years. At the end of an especially trying year, this is my grown-up Christmas list.
