Bigger and Better Gifts
This past weekend, the final weekend before Christmas, was touted to be the busiest shopping weekend of the year as people rush around to complete their Christmas gift purchases. Having been one of those shoppers late Saturday evening, as the mall’s “anchor” stores were open until midnight, I witnessed this first-hand. As I had only a couple items to purchase, I was able to take some time and observe several people around me. As I looked at them rushing about from store to store, a few analytic thoughts crossed my mind, as I noticed some with large boxes or several boxes:
When we, or perhaps our own children, were younger, we were in awe of the simplest of gifts that we received for Christmas. At some point, perhaps the overwhelming excitement at the gifts we received began to wane. As we grew, so it seemed did the gifts, in hopes that we would rediscover that excitement. There came a time, when the size and extravagance of the gifts could grow no more because the gift givers in our lives did not have the means. (In some families, this time may have come after racking up credit card debt that took several months to pay down.) And, soon thereafter started our search for the lost “Christmas Spirit” ….
(to be continued tomorrow, and over the next several days, leading up to Christmas.)
[...] to stop and ask, “what happened?” You sought out, and possibly found, all the Bigger and Better Gifts to get for all your loved ones, you’ve tried to paint that perfect fairy tal [...]
CatholicSphere » Merry Christmas! said this on December 26th, 2005 at 1:59 pm
I wake up during the night and say the prayer that starts with:
Thou Who art called the Paraclete,best Gift of God above,the living Spring,the living Fire,sweet Unction and true Love…..
What joy to have found the Holy Spirit! I thank God and St. Kolbe for that. For so many,He is the great Unknown and He used to be for me too.
MarioM3 said this on December 27th, 2005 at 11:16 am