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Under the Parsonage Roof by Althea S. Miller
READY FOR CHRISTMAS
hat’s the date today?” Mother heard one saleslady ask another. “September 25th.” “Oh no! Do you realize that Christ mas is only three months off? And I’m no more ready . . .” and her voice trailed off as she went to wait on a customer. As Mother finished her shopping the dismayed voice of the saleslady kept intruding itself upon her mem ory. “And I ’m no more ready. . . .” Mother wanted to go back and ask her, “Ready for what?” Christmas is indeed upon us and many a harried person is echoing the saleslady’s complaint. The tragedy of their state is that they do not know that beautifully wrapped gifts will not make them any more ready for that great day. No one is ever ready for Christmas who does not know the Christ of Christmas. To those who know Him not as Jesus, Saviour, this day of all days has deteriorated from a holy day to a godless holiday. Rather than planning for the day with a hushed and holy expectancy with great re joicing for so great a gift, a frenzied anxiety holds the general populace. To most people out of Christ and to many in Christ, Christmas is a time of extra spending, ill-afforded by most, and of receiving gifts that will not always please the recipient. “Althea,” Mother inquired of her seven-year-old daughter, “what would you do to get ready for Christmas?” “I’d get some presents ready.” “Would there be any for Jesus?” “What do you mean?” “Whose birth do we remember at Christmas?” “Jesus’.” “Who gets gifts on your birthday?” “I do.” “Then to whom should we give gifts at Christmas?” “To Jesus.” “What gift beside yourself can you give?” “Money so that missionaries can go tell others about Him.” “That’s just what we’ll do this year, honey. We’ll try to think less of our selves and our wants and more of the lost who cannot enjoy Christmas be cause they don’t know Christ.” “. . . thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins” (Matt. 1:21).
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