The rushing and hubbub of Christmas is behind us and we are left with a major clean-up job. For most of the world, Christmas is over until next year. But on the Christian calendar, Christmas isn’t over for another twelve days culminating on January 6 representing the time the wise men brought their gifts to Jesus. I considered writing a twelve-day devotional book for reading over these twelve days, but I still haven’t written it. I also thought I would write
Advent is a special time of year as we each look forward to Christmas in our own ways. Some decorate with gusto while other shop ’til they drop. Some bake cookies, fruitcakes, and candy to give to friends. Some will use Advent calendars to count the days. Many attempt to do several or all of the above. I’m afraid that would wear me out! I believe it is beneficial to analyse our activities to see which honor the Christ