Warning: This is a Christmas post .. not a firearms post!!

[JimT]

Jesus came for those who look in the mirror and see ugliness. Jesus came for daughters whose fathers never told them they were beautiful. Christmas is for those who go to “wing night” alone. Christmas is for those whose lives have been wrecked by cancer and the thought of another Christmas seems like an impossible dream. Christmas is for those who would be nothing but lonely if not for social media. Christmas is for those whose marriages have careened against the retaining wall and are threatening to flip over the edge. Christmas is for the son, whose father keeps giving him hunting gear when the son wants art materials. Christmas is for smokers who cannot quit even in the face of a death sentence. Christmas is for whores, adulterers and porn stars who long for love in every wrong place. Christmas is for college students who are sitting in the midst of family and already cannot wait to get out for another drink. Christmas is for those who traffic in failed dreams. Christmas is for those who have squandered the family name and fortune – they want ‘home’ but cannot imagine a gracious reception. Christmas is for parents watching their children’s marriage fall into disarray.

Christmas is really about the gospel of grace for those who need it. Because of all that Christ has done on the cross, the manger becomes the most hopeful place in a Universe darkened with hopelessness. In the irony of all ironies, Christmas is for those who will find it the hardest to enjoy. It really is for those who hate it the most.

~ Matt B Redmond

[Sixgun]

Jimbo,
Thought provoking. Never thought of it that way. Learn somethin' new everyday. Thanks! -----6

[tman]

Thanks!

[M. M. Wright]

Spoken like a true disciple Jim. God's blessing on you and your ministry and have a Merry Christmas.

[alnitak]

Excellent post, Jim. Thank you.

[Streetstar]

I like it Jim ! -- I shared it on my social media page too -- maybe more will get the msg

[1894c]

much blessings JIM T...Christmas is for the forgotten, the broken, the prodigal, the discouraged, the lost, the un-churched, and sinners like me...

[rjohns94]

Amen and Amen.

[missionary5155]

Greetings
And Christmas is for those who have come from those depths of despare to be refreshed to continue the task of seeking out those in the highways and hedges of this fast pace world letting them know He still is the only solution to the depths and despares of life.
Praise God Jesus lives and still seeks to save those who are lost !
Mike in Peru

[new pig hunter]

I watched this 21-minute 1945 movie short just this morning, an Oscar-winning interpretation of the Christmas story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXjdBs70syY

Cheers,

Carl