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This week I have decided to talk about commercialized holidays. While I was in a local store last week I saw that they were already selling their Christmas decorations. "This is odd," I thought to myself. After I thought about it for a while, I realized that the sacred holiday that was Chirstmas is now "X-mas." Where did the Christ go? It is obvious that retailers are not interested in the real meaning of Christmas, but are only interested in making a few extra dollars.
What ever happened to the good old days when "Christmas things" went on sale the day after Thanksgiving? Are these retailers making any extra money because they are selling the stuff a month earlier? I doubt it. When I first see the lights on the shelves I get a bit excited, but after a while I lose interest and they are taken for granted and people lose sight of what Christmas is all about.
Christmas is not about getting or making money. Christmas is about God sending his son to forgive the sins of the world. People try to reenact this giving at Christmas, and unfortunately retailers take advantage of this giving attitude.
This apathy toward the meaning of the most sacred holiday of all for Christians has led to people not thinking of those who need help but thinking only of themselves and not giving charitably. Whether you believe it or not retailers attitudes rub off on people and if the retailers display a selfish attitude toward Christmas then so will the general public. |
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