Contemplative Bible Reading

This is a different from most posts. Today, December 25th 2022, is Christmas Day. Christianity worldwide celebrates this as the day Christ came to earth.

Well, there are 365 or so days in a year, so there is a chance that Christ was born close to the winter solstice. Researchers who research such things have proven that Christ was born on every day of the year, if that makes any sense.

In America, we have sort of turned this into a commercial event where commerce exceeds all other days of the year. There is nothing wrong with commerce and employing people to allow them to support their families and many others.

There is nothing wrong with folks, who would not otherwise do so, looking up in the night sky for a bright shining star and thinking about God at least once a year.

Here is something a Christian could say on this day, “We can all enjoy the happiness of today everyday. I know people who have this joy everyday. Would you like to meet some of them and learn of the reason for their hope and joy?”