Advent

I attended Vespers (Thursday Night Chapel) last night to only be stirred in an interesting fashion.

Advent is anticipation, and the Advent season is anticipating Christmas- Christ's Birth.

I cannot remember the last time that I actually looked forward to celebrating the birth of my savior.

I always say how I hate the commercialization of Christmas and how it has lost its' meaning through all the traditions, Santa, and all that crap, but honestly I'm just as caught up in that stuff as the next person, in a different way though.

Most people spend all their time enjoying all the festivities and partaking in whatever Christmas has been made into. I spend all my time hating what its' become in America's eyes.

This year I'm going to have Christmas mean more to me in a few different ways.

1. I'm going to focus on being joyous about the birth of Christ

2. I'm not going to worry about how other people celebrate the holiday

3. I'm going to take the holiday seriously as well, remember that its' about Christ

I think that's a good start.

This Christmas will symbolize not only the birth of God in flesh (symbolize since its' not the actual date) to me this year but also the birth of a new way of thinking in me and a new love for Christ and joy about his coming to the earth.

Love,
Carl