Wise Men Still Seek Him
Santa Claus came and went. The reindeer’s nose is no longer shining. The carolers have closed their Christmas song books. Chestnuts are no longer roasting on an open fire. My Canadian family are so happy we’re no longer singing “Let it snow. Let it snow.” and “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas”, since they now have over 30 feet of snow piled up everywhere. The bells are no longer jingling.
And here at the Wuerch Family’s home in Austin, the Christmas lights and decorations have been put away for another year and the 12-foot “real” tree (a real Christmas tree is a “must have” in this family), now dry as a bone and needles shed all over, was hauled off last night. I love to have that task done for my kids while they’re away on their annual anniversary trip just after Christmas. This year I had the help of big-brother Barrett and the little brothers, Brennan and Bryson, in getting the tubs down from the attic and once I’ve filled them up with the decor, they hauled them back up the attic. Whew!
Life will be back to normal again for most of us very soon. The generosity we had for those less fortunate in December and the magic will gradually begin to fade. After all, the Salvation Army volunteers will no longer be ringing their bells at their kettles to remind us of those in need.
Life will soon be back to normal again very soon. “Normal” often means that the magic of the season will begin to fade. But for the moment, the magic is still in the air. I sense it. Maybe that’s why I’m able to type this blog in such sweet peace. The boys are fast asleep — how can all that ever-so-high energy be reduced to such stillness, quietness and peacefulness? And in this stillness, I’m still savoring the spirit just a bit more. Though the lights that represented the LIGHT of this season were taken down at this household yesterday, I pray that the brilliant LIGHT of Christ that we beheld last week, we will still be looking to Him throughout 2017. And I can’t help but think: if we could give Him so much thought and homage during December, how much more would we live in the spirit of Christmas, if we thought of Him every day?
It’s true…..WISE men and WOMEN still seek Him, and when we SEEK, we will FIND Him. He’s not hiding. His LIGHT is brilliant for all of us to SEE Him……Jesus said, “I am the LIGHT of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the LIGHT of life.”…….EVERYDAY!