PROVERBS 25:25 TLB
Christmas letters. They come every December if the author is well prepared. Some don’t arrive until late January. Those come from the harried and hurried whose lives were just too complicated in late fall to do anything different. But whenever they arrive, they are welcome.
They may be tucked into a greeting card or accompanied by a snapshot. They may come all alone, in their own envelope, bearing their own cancelled stamp. They may be handwritten, computer processed, or churned out by a copying machine. But however they are delivered, they are treasured.
Good news from far away is like cold water to the thirsty.
PROVERBS 25:25 TLB
Some fill only one sheet; others ramble on for pages. Some are candid and humorous; others bring concerns and sadness. But all are filled with a common element. All bring news from far away.
Christmas letters. We’ve all come to expect them each year. That letter may be the only opportunity we have to reconnect with acquaintances and catch up on their family’s happenings.
But Christmas letters can be more than newsletters about friends’ activities. One recipient takes the Christmas letters she receives and divides them into four piles, setting one pile aside for each quarter of the year. During that three-month period, she prays for the authors of those letters and, as time permits, even pens a quick note to say “hello.” In this way, the Christmas letters she receives each year bring her good news but also bring the sender her thoughts and prayers. Her simple gesture creates a refreshing circle of love.
What will you do with your Christmas letters this year?
Life is the flower of which
love is the honey.
VICTOR HUGO