It's Red and green all over, Malls are decked up with Christmas décor. Stores are flooded with Christmas deals. Every piece of merchandise has a Christmas touch. Gifting has become the norm of the season, so gift shops hit all-time-high sales during this season. Well-adorned trees, Christmas-themed cutlery, tiny Santa, lights, miniature reindeer, and furnishings decorate the home. Our playlist tops Christmas carols & caller tunes are replaced with carols too. Yes, everything around, us peps us the Christmas spirit from within, But is this the true meaning of Christmas?
One of the key Bible verses around Christmas is “The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them a light has shined. How much hope this verse offers for the weary soul.
Each one of us fights our own inner battles, when these trials are beyond our control, we get dejected, instead of finding ways to handle the situation, we get anxious, and eventually, anxiety leads to depression. Depression is gloomy and ominous, we lose interest in everything around us. We don’t get to see a path to take our next step. We get highly pessimistic about our whole life. You get stuck and immobile. When you reach this phase it's completely pitch dark over there.
The very purpose of Christ's incarnation is to save the people who are living in the darkness. He came down to illuminate the darkest areas of our lives, give hope to the hopeless, peace to the anxious, and Joy to the frustrated. Christmas is not about snow, not about shopping, not even about the Biryani, it's more about the real Joy, hope, and peace one can derive from this season. Therefore friends let's rise above all that is weighing us down, be it our past, our situation, our grief, regrets, failures, and all the hurts
Shakespeare writes in his Romeo & Juliet “Love is heavy and light, bright and dark, hot and cold, sick and healthy, asleep and awake –, so is life, it’s a combination of good and bad. If day and night are normal affairs, apparently our life should have both light and darkness. We work during the day and rest at night this is the routine we follow for generations. Hence, it's okay to rest when you go through the dark phase, but, when you are out of the darkness make sure, you are at your best.
Keep moving with the strength the light offers, one step at a time, and you will get past the melancholy. Importantly when you encounter the light, pass on the spark to someone who needs it most.
This Christmas season, let's pursue the true light and let this light lead you to real Joy, Peace, and Hope. Merry Christmas folks
