Thursday, December 10, 2015

Christmas Collissions

Within my most favorite time of year are collisions...

Financial Collissions where the size of my heart to give collides with the limitations of my pocket book.

Relational collisions where the countless Facebook faces instead of soliciting joy create in me anxiety...too many to love well. 

Spiritual collisions where minutes for meaning and significance are choked out by shopping agendas parties and Christmas obligations, all of which I too love. 

The collision is within. Another Kingdom fighting to break through in each soul.  The cookies, Santa, presents, and parties are not to blame. They are our best attempt at something much more significant. It's the craving of our souls for "good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.”  Luke 2:10-11 NIV

Over 2,000 years ago there was a collision. It reappears each year in each soul. The earth felt its impact the same as each soul does each Christmas. Eternities hope desperate to break through. 

...let it