Despite the “no call lists”, like most persons we get phone calls from solicitors. Recently we have got phone calls from alarm system companies for home safety systems. There is the regular calls like we are in your area and have fifteen free alarms systems but a recent one was unique. A woman wished me holiday greetings and continued to tell me that the best way to show love during this holiday system was by installing a home safety alarm system. I let her continue for a little while and politely told her that I was not interested in a home security system.

Everyone knows that Christmas has been commercialized and the meaning of Christmas has become purchasing and giving or receiving gifts. It is no wonder that many people get depressed during the Christmas season. If the meaning of Christmas is giving and receiving stuff that is depressing.

Jesus was born in a cave used to feed animals and lived in obscurity for the first thirty years of his life. After he went public with his mission of showing us the way to God he was rejected and being true to himself was killed. Two thousand years later we celebrate Jesus’ birth but ignore his message. Jesus told us to “love our enemies” and to do good who would harm us but today Christians talk about “killing our enemies” and doing harm to these ‘bad guys’. Jesus told us blessed are the poor and to make them a priority in our lives. Nowadays the rich are blessed and the poor can be neglected outside of the Christmas season.

The meaning of Christmas is not showing love by purchasing a home security system. However, being not afraid to show love for the poor and marginalized may come close.

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