I CORINTHIANS 13~
CHRISTMAS STYLE
If I decorate my house perfectly with lovely plaid bows,
strands of twinkling lights, and shiny glass balls, but do
not show love to my family – I’m just another decorator.
If I work at the soup kitchen, carol at the nursing home, and give
all that I have to charity, but do not show love to my
family – it profits me nothing.
If I trim the spruce with shimmering angels and crocheted
snowflakes, attend a myriad of holiday parties, and sing in the
Choir’s cantata but do not focus on Christ, I have missed the
point.
Love stops the cooking to hug the child.
Love sets aside the decorating to kiss the husband.
Love is kind, though harried and tired.
Love doesn’t envy another home that has coordinated
Christmas china and table lines.
Love doesn’t yell at the kids to get out of the way.
Love doesn’t give only to those who are able to give in return,
but rejoices in giving to those who can’t.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all
things, and endures all things.
Love never fails. Video games will break; pearl necklaces will
be lost; golf clubs will rust. But giving the gift of love
will endure.
Something to think about...shared with love from the newsletter from FUMC Sulphur Springs.
Grace and joy,
Julie
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