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Christmas Bubble Popped I remember keenly the feeling that I had as a child after opening Christmas presents.   And it did not matter how many presents were given to me whether one or ten.   The same sinking feeling came back just a few moments after opening and playing or wearing or eating what was given.   “That’s it?”   “Yup, that’s it.”   I see it now so much in my little six-year-old son who is so anticipating opening presents tomorrow.   Yet I know what he will feel tomorrow night.   It’s never enough. It is a great lesson for all of us to learn.   No matter what you eagerly anticipate, once it comes, it will pass.   And once it has passed, you will experience some feelings of sadness.   This sadness teaches us a valuable lesson.   Happiness is not in any anticipated experience.   That experience changes for adults.   But it is the same lesson.   Pains of Christmas Past Present and Future This time of year, many of us experience sadness that does not come ju

There is a huge difference between liking Christmas time and knowing the purpose for Christmas.  Of course, most people on the street would understand that Christmas is more than a commercial blockbuster for American stores.  Many would go even further and decry the over-busy nature of this time of year, and how it has so drifted into Santa and candy canes with no deeper religious meaning at all.  But, if asked about the positive nature of this time of year, they would limit their ideas to family, kindness, and warmth.  But the real message of Christmas goes much, much deeper than that.  The true meaning of Christmas is revealed in the name Jesus.  Listen to the angel’s command to Joseph to give Jesus this name: "Behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, 'Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.  She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He