In a few short weeks

In a few short weeks it will begin to look a lot like Christmas. What there’s never been before is what’s revealed in Jesus: the news that God has shaped his whole life to be in relationship with us, and that he’s chosen to draw us into that relationship not by force, not by guilt,not by threat, not by necessity, but by beauty, by joy, by the winsome simplicity and vulnerability and magnetism of a tiny child. That’s why Christmas is the focal point of every year: because in this manger, in this baby, in this divine yet human flesh, we see God’s determination to be with us forever, come what may. That’s theheart of it all. O but first Thanks to the Gift Giver, Thanksgiving is more about Thanks to God for being God and less about the gifts.If it only rests in the gifts and the gifts are withdrawn for whatever reasons we end up with no words for thanksgiving. But if we keep God in focus these holy season we happen upon each year will happen inside of us.