Merry & Bright – It’s Not Always

I hope each and every one of you have had a very Merry Christmas. But I know there are some of you who have struggled emotionally, physically and financially. This may have been the worst Christmas in your memory and I am truly sorry.

I wish I could strip away the pain that has left you Sorrowful and Dark this holiday and let you experience the Merry and Bright.

In the last month I have been reading many Christmas Carols and I have noticed that many of them had a depressing tone. We don’t always hear the sadness in the lyrics when we are singing the carols with the radio and many renditions do not include all the lines.

If you are grieving this Christmas, you are not alone.

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day sings, “And in despair I bowed my head.”

If you are in despair, you are not alone. Sometimes you need a good cry. But you are not crying alone. You may be crying in your pillow of an empty bed wanting a body beside you. You may be weeping watching a love one suffer or thinking of someone who has passed. You may be wondering what the next day has in store and where your next meal will be from.

But you are not alone. No matter how alone you feel, God is with you.

That is the glorious news of Christmas that Christ is with us.

He is with us in the gloomy December’s, in the tear drenched nights, in the hauntingly silent nights. He is with us.

He doesn’t pick and choose when to make an appearance. He doesn’t look at a naughty list. He doesn’t give lumps of coal for bad decisions. He offers grace, mercy, compassion, forgiveness and love.

I wish I could put a smile on everyone’s face, but I have learned that it is okay to cry. Sometimes when you are at your lowest, you can feel God the most.

I hope you feel Him because He is with you now.

So during this season of peace on earth, I hope you do find some peace in the arms of a God who loves you.

Peace