It's amazing what I will do to get out of chores at home.
My wife is working very hard at getting all the Christmas decorations off the tree and into the storage boxes. Man, there is alot of stuff! In addition to all the lights and ornaments for the tree, there are creche sets galore and all kinds of table top doo-hickeys that say without a doubt that the season is Christmas.
Of course, while she is busy doing all of that I am writing a new post to the blog. Like I said, I will do just about anything to get out of chores!
But, all the boxing up of Christmas is making me wonder: Can we really box up Christmas?
I think not.
The Church (at least that part which keeps a liturgical calendar) has in its deep wisdom deemed Christmas a season not a day. Once the wonder and joy of Christmas morning and the wild excitement of Christmas presents is past the temptation is to move on to the next thing. But for those of us who follow the liturgical calendar we get to linger for 12 days until the Feast of Epiphany on January 6th.
The truth is that we cannot box up Christmas. The truth is we should not even try.
Each and every day we have the opportunity say "yes" to Christ being born in our hearts. Every day we have the chance to allow the "Word" to become enfleshed in and through our lives.
You cannot box up Christmas. You can only allow it to be made manifest in your life everyday of every year.
So, Merry Christmas. And Happy New Year.
I guess I better go help with the ornaments and lights. I cannot get out of chores forever.
