10 Christmas Practices to Repeat All Year
by People often lament the absence of the Christmas spirit in our dealings with others throughout the year. Here are 10 10 Christmas traditions to practice all through the year.
Visiting family and friends
It’s no wonder when some people get gifts and visits around Christmas time, they mumble under their breath, count the minutes until you leave and throw the gift in a cupboard somewhere. They don’t see you all year and then between December 24th and January 2nd you turn up at their door, unannounced and expecting to be lavished with appreciation and food.
Find out what would make a difference in their lives and bring you closer together in a genuine and meaningful way. Then do it. Don’t wait for Christmas. You have eleven months in which to show you really care.
Hosting family and friends
All year you refuse to invite anybody to your home because, you say, your house is in a mess. Make the same all out effort once or twice during the year and throw a couple of casual get togethers.
Exercise your hosting skills; invite some people over. Cook up a storm or have each person contribute a dish. Leave the stress of daily living behind and enjoy the time together. Relationships need regular not seasonal care.
Attending church services
Are you one of those Christmas morning and Old Year’s Night churchgoers? Shame on you! Contrary to what you may think, there are no special blessings meted out to anyone at these times. Moreover, it’s doubtful that God hears your hypocritical prayers – loaded with lies and promises that don’t fool God who sees all and knows all.
Charity
You are sorely mistaken, if you believe that giving to the poor and needy is a Christmas duty, a virtue you are to exercise only in December. Are they rich and satisfied from January to November?
It is possible to make the time and sacrifice to give to those who are needy on a regular basis. Show that your concern is more than a once-a-year attack of a guilty conscience brought on by the raging infectious Christmas fever. Whenever you shop for your children, pick up an extra item or two for a child in the hospital, orphanage or your own neighborhood.
Are you guilty of not perpetuating the proverbial Christmas spirit all through the year? Get your name oft that list. Make 2008 happier and more prosperous by taking a few of the above-mentioned practices and using them to spread yearlong peace and goodwill.
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