The Deep Magic of Christmas

ValMay ♦ December 1, 2019 ♦ Leave a comment

My daughter made a comment, during a Hallmark Christmas movie, that they seem to be more religious-inspirational this year. That struck me because I happened to be thinking about Christmas and how sad it is, for the most part, that everyone is trying to erase what the Holiday (“Holy Day”) is about. Whether you love or hate Hallmark Christmas Movies, they do celebrate love, traditions, compassion, family, community and more.

Christmas is a great time of celebration, but if it’s just about presents, and cookies, food and eggnog, and two hour start-to-finish relationship building, then when it’s over, and even for some during, it can leave a feeling of emptiness until the next big party day.

Celebrate however you like, trimming a tree – live or artificial, ginger bread houses, festivals and pageants, big and small family dinners, cookies and candy exchanges, fellowship and parties… but take time to celebrate the “Hidden Magic” of Christmas. I use that term loosely- taking it from C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia where the evil White Queen thought she had won when Aslan traded his life for Edmond’s and she killed Aslan. She did not know the deeper magic of Aslan’s perfect sacrifice from which he rose again and saved Narnia.

There’s deeper magic for us, too. The Christ child who grows up and becomes the sacrifice for all mankind so that we can live with hope everyday and life everlasting. He’s the One who shows the world what it means to really be accepted, to be loved, to show kindness and compassion, and mercy to those like us and unlike us.  He gives us the gift of Himself. If we keep that deep hidden ‘magic’ within our hearts, we will always have joy in the season, whether we are visiting the mountaintops of our journey or living in the valleys of this life. 

The true deeper magic: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

Valerie ⭐️