There is a house down the road from my apartment complex with the most obnoxious Christmas decorations. There were lights, blow up snowmen, figures of Santa and reindeer and any other thing you could fit into a yard. As Christmas drew closer I swear they had begun to add even more to their yard. It was ridiculous. I just began to ignore it completely. Yesterday on my way to church I happened to glance in the direction of that house and was shocked to see that the over abundance of Christmas decorum had been completely stripped down. This house had been transformed. The only decorations left were a single border of lights outlining the house and a glowing manger scene.
That's it.
In that moment I saw the genius of this family and commended them. Knowing their house was on a prime traffic street they chose to make a commentary of the ridiculousness of our own show at Christmas, focusing on things like presents and santa etc, and contrast it with the simplicity of what the holiday is really about. Celebrating the incredibly humble birth of our Savior. He was lost in the midst of the clutter, but when we remove all of our distractions we can be surprised by how beautiful a life centered around Christ can be.
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