Christmas Is...

Merry Christmas to you wherever part of the world you may be right
now! I just ate my breakfast with my family and boy, I think I'll be
undergoing food coma any minute now with all the food that I've
consumed since Noche Buena last night! ;)

Anyways, it has been a while since the last time I blogged and I miss
Blogspot, seriously. So I think this is the time to get reunited with
my own little world here and what better way to start blogging again
than writing about the sole reason why we celebrate the Yuletide
season, right? *smiles*


Our family has been attending the Candlelight Communion---the annual
Christmas Eve service in our church, Cathedral Of Praise---last night that has the
theme of "Ang Diwa ng Pasko." We've been attending that service for
years now and I've been hearing and reading the Christmas story
forever that I can do a storytelling of it. But last night, it was like my
first time to hear the story that it gave a whole new meaning to me.

All my life I've seen how Filipinos celebrate Christmas and how we
make a big fuss about what foods are to prepare for the Noche Buena or
what clothes to shop to wear on Christmas day or what gifts to give to
our families, friends and godchildren that we forget the real meaning
why celebrate this momentous day. We are caught up preparing for
ourselves that we forget about Jesus.

Christmas is all about Jesus. He was born because God gave Him to the
world out of his unfailing, unconditional love so that every single
person in this world may know the Light and follow the Light.
Everything about Christmas is about Jesus Christ, that's why it's
called 'Christ'-mas. It is not about you more so not about me. He's
the sole reason why we are celebrating this season. We are celebrating
His birthday.

We don't need extravagant things to be happy because everything else
doesn't matter without Jesus. He is the source of our happiness and
every possession we have. May we never forget to thank Him today for
coming to the world for us and may we remember to give Him a gift
today, that is ourselves. May we spend time with Him today. It's His
birthday after all. :)


Peace and love and prosperity may be with you. And Merry Christmas to you too,
Joey