For the single Christian man or woman, Christmas can be an extremely difficult time. Memories of Christmas past with family and friends can become its own curse, like a ghost haunting the days of December. Christmas music in the stores, holiday decorations, people’s chatter about shopping and dinner plans only serve as daily reminders of how alone we are.
The secret of a Merry Christmas is to remember that we have the ability within us to make Christmas meaningful. If circumstances have forced us to be alone at Christmas, we can make special plans for that holy day. For instance, we can decide to make Christmas Eve a time set apart for us and our Lord. We can place lighted candles on the dining room table, place Christmas cookies on a decorative tray next to the center piece, then prepare an elegant meal to eat in the presence of God.
After dinner we can sit in front of the Christmas tree and read the Christmas story (Luke 1; Mathew 2:1-23). Keep your spirit sensitive to the Holy Spirit and see what he says to you. Write it down in a special journal. Then if you are adventurous, lay down under the tree and look up between the branches at all the secret nooks and crannies of Christmas decorations. Ponder the gifts God has given especially to you.
I promise you, God will visit you on Christmas if you make room for him (James 4:8). Make it a special Christmas.
