Remember when? Remember when:
Visions of sugar plums danced in your head,
Silent night was an exciting night,
Away in a manger didn’t seem so far away,
Remember when you couldn’t wait for Christmas?
Life has a way of turning our hopes and dreams into obligations and responsibilities. The child within us gives way to the adult that is out daily earning a living, fulfilling roles, meeting the deadlines of life. Maybe here in December it’s time to visit that child again, the child that lives within.
The prophet Isaiah says that after the dynasty of David is nothing more than an old stump, a branch will grow out of its roots – and that a little child will lead them. What if the Christ child touched your inner child today and you found peace, hope, joy and love? A little child shall lead them…