A Complicated Christmas

Let's face it, Christmas can be…complicated. Marjorie Holmes famously stated, “At Christmas, all roads lead home.” But do we want to go home? “Home" is complicated. The “idea” of going home for Christmas can amplify our feelings of disconnectedness, family conflict, & emotional isolation. And yet, each of us have a deep desire to belong, to be loved, and for our hearts to be settled at home. Maybe this Christmas, our definition of “home” needs to change. We need a definition that transcends the complications. We need Christmas to be…SIMPLE.

TALK ABOUT IT - Questions to GROW through with family, friends, & myself.

1.Where/what is home for me? Where I am from? Where do I have family?

2.What makes Christmas complicated for me? What are the tensions I wrestle with at this time of year?

3.Is the church a home where people feel loved, welcomed, and known? Why or why not?

4.How does changing the definition of home to where Christ dwells a more transcendent definition of home?

5.PRAYER: “Father, help me experience the simplicity of being with you this Christmas season and help me help others experiences that, too.”