It’s Christmas season once again. For some this is a joyous season, for others it is one filled with sorrow, loneliness, and tiring tasks that blind us from the true meaning of the day that we celebrate as the birth of our savior Jesus Christ.
During this season it seems as though we seek perfection at every aspect. We search and try to find that perfect gift for someone, the perfect time to schedule events with family, that perfect food to be fixed, the perfect decorations, the perfect event, play, or presentation. We find ourselves seeking perfection to have all things done on time, and have them done perfectly. We struggle because we are imperfect beings looking for perfection. But what we forget is that now, unlike any other time is the time to seek perfection in our relationship with Jesus Christ, because he was and still is perfect, but also seeking and guiding us, accepting us in our imperfection. What better way to celebrate his birth and gift than to set our minds on him? To share our joy with others who may not know him? To bond together as brothers and sisters in Christ?
This year should be easier to do all these things than any. When we find ourselves tired and worn out from all the hustle and bustle, all the things we feel the need to be perfect, we must remember what Jesus tells us as recorded in Matthew 11:28-29; “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” When you feel troubled and stressed, stop, lay down all those worries at his feet, take some time to spend talking with the Father, because that is the lightest and easiest task you will find to do at any given time.
This year, Christmas and New Year’s Day both fall on Sunday, the day of worship. What better and more perfect calendar could he have allowed for us this year to celebrate both the birth of Christ and the coming of the New Year by being in Church and celebrating his gift to us. When all we do is seek perfection, we sometimes don’t stop and see the things around us that He has already set as perfect.
