The Spirit of Christmas
This coming month many people associate it with family, friends, gifts and so many up lifting things. But what we forget is that it is also a time when many people slump into depression, desperation and hopelessness. Reach outside yourself and really see the people around you. You just never know what your neighbors are going through. Some are experiencing a holiday without a loved one this year for the first time, some have been told it will be their last Christmas, and others just feel that way. We know someone in each category this year and my heart hurts for them. This reminds me that we all have something to be grateful for in this life regardless of how small it may be. Let's pray for those who forgot why they should be grateful, pray for those in hospitals, and pray for those battling their demons of self doubt and sadness. Recently, there was an woman on the news who was not advised her father had died 30 days prior. ...