I have heard so many times that Christmas is "for the children"? Personally, I can't think of anything that gets farther away from the true meaning of Christmas than Santa Claus and the "gimme this" or "buy me that" that goes along with the holiday. I understand the joy associated with seeing kids opening gifts and its better to give than recieve - I hear all that. But when it gets down to what Christmas is all about - the celebration of the Incarnation of God...I fail to see how that is, in anyway, related to the gift buying frenzy for toys and gifts. If this were done in moderation, (but what in our society is ever done in moderation), I could see this as an ancillary gesture in recognition of the gift of God's only Son to mankind, but I can't see how Santa and presents can be a proxy for the spirit of the season. So, I'd love to understand why Christmas is "for the children".
2006-12-16
02:05:34
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