XMas or Christmas?


X-mas is fine by me.  Χρίστος is Greek for Christ, and celebrating Christ's mass is good.  After all, whether people choose to believe or accept him as lord, it doesn't change the fact that God condescended to enter this world as a man, and a lowly peasant boy no less, to suffer and die as the only sinless human ever, as a sacrifice able to save all of us sinners from the consequences of our sin, which is death and eternal separation from our loving creator, and who loves us enough to let those that deny him to live in that state of separation rather than suffer by living in his eternal presence against their wills.  Hollywood couldn't write a better story, and every time they have tried, they have failed.  Whether you believe or not, enjoy this day, knowing it is thanks to Jesus Christ.  And, if you don't know him or have chosen to reject him, know that he's ready to accept you with open arms despite anything you may have ever done or said. If he will accept me, an undeserving wretch as I am, he will accept anyone.  That's why I love Christmas, and Easter even more.

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