December 25, 2024
Merry Christmas!
“But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.” —Luke 2:19-20
Two very different responses to the birth of Jesus: Mary quietly thought about what had just happened to her, while the shepherds went back to work praising God and telling everyone they met what they had heard and seen.
Some people would try to tell you what the proper response is to the wonderful Gift we have been given. They would have everyone be an evangelist. Others think it is shallow and unthinking to just go off spouting about what you’ve experienced. But the record tells us that either response is acceptable.
You may be quiet and contemplative, meditating and turning things over and over in your mind. You may be extrovertive, excitedly talking to everyone you meet. There is a danger here that many fall into: looking down your nose at the person who responds differently than you, or envying the other’s personality instead of accepting your own as a gift from God.
Today on this Day of all days, consider the Gift of Christ, or tell others, or perhaps both—but whichever fits you, give thanks and worship.
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