Rev Bill

Oops!

I just realized that — in all the Christmas Eve excitement — I forgot to post my sermon from last week.

Well — here it is.

It’s based on Luke 2:22-38 — and entitled “Is It Good News Or Bad News?”

Here’s a portion of it:

Charles Swindoll has written a rather telling poem about how many of us may feel the day after tomorrow – or at least how some people feel on the day after Christmas:
‘Twas the day after Christmas,
When all through the place
There were arguments and depression–
Even Mom had a long face.
The stockings hung empty,
And the house was a mess;
The new clothes didn’t fit,
And Dad was under stress.
The family was irritable,
And the children—no one could please;
Because the instructions for the swing set
Were written in Chinese!
The bells no longer jingled,
And no carolers came around;
The sink was stacked with dishes,
And the tree was turning brown.
The stores were full of people
Returning things that fizzled and failed,
And the shoppers were discouraged
Because everything they’d bought
Was now on a half-price sale!
‘Twas the day after Christmas—
The spirit of joy had disappeared;
The only hope on the horizon
Was twelve bowl games
On the first day of the New Year!

That sort of says it all, doesn’t it?

There is something about the day after Christmas that can be a little bit disappointing. Maybe some part of the holiday just didn’t meet our expectations. Maybe we just don’t want it to be over. Maybe the new year is frightening to us, especially if we spent more than we should have.

I wonder if Mary and Joseph felt that way.

You can read the entire sermon here.

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