Tradition is something that can be dangerous in churches. Sometimes it can become so emphasised that we lose sight of Jesus.
This isn't a post about losing sight of what Christmas is, because really, if you went to your church for a Christmas eve/day service then it's already been said to you. This is a post about tradition. I just chose to use Christmas, so bear with.
So many times you hear the sort of people that start off with "it's not even when Jesus was born. He was born in yada bla.." - you know who I'm talking about. And many times it does seem that way. One easy way to look at it, is that we will never know the exact date that Jesus was born. This annual event is more commercial than anything, and there are so many other aspects of religion, commercialism, politics, etc. that have designed and shaped Christmas down to the Christmas trees, a red Santa and it being on the 25th of December.
One thing we can be sure of, however, is that Jesus was indeed born. God manifested into the form of man. Or rather, baby. This meant that he would, just like us, have a birthday. Every year He would turn 1 year older. Just like us. And He would probably have some sort of celebration - gifts and such (probably no iPad).
Just as we take communion once a month as a reminding symbol of Christ's body and blood broken and given to us. I'm quite certain that Jesus didn't go around doing this once a month. This was His final meal with His best, and most trusted friends. We do it not as a binding symbol, but as remembrance, to draw us closer to Him through His sacrifice.
Christmas is a symbol. A tradition we've focused on so much that we don't lose the celebration of Jesus' coming, but we have focused on the date. The 25th of December, of every year. Christmas should be every day. The Christians who show up to church on Christmas, making the sanctuary seem more crowded that usual should be coming every Sunday, and living it every day of the week. You want Christmas all year round? Go for it!
I honestly don't know what compelled me to write such a strange post, but hey, maybe someone reading this now needed this. Then again, maybe not.
Either way, I wish you a merry Christmas, and I hope you have a wonderful day with Christ and your loved ones.
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