Christmas Light
There is something so peaceful about plugging in a Christmas tree. I look forward to the time of year when it is acceptable to put up my tree. I’ll admit I was maybe a little too early this year with it being up and plugged in on November 1st. I was just so ready for that cozy feeling.
The feeling that happens when you come home from work and it’s already dark outside. You could easily let that make you miserable, or at least feel that way when it’s dark before 5 p.m.. But instead you plug in that tree, hunker down under a blanket, and all seems right in the world.
I think I would keep my tree up year round if it were possible, but I also feel like it might not produce the same effect in the middle of summer. Balmy weather and Christmas tree don’t seem to go together, but I digress.
As I sit cozied up on the couch looking at my tree - feeling that peace wash over me, I turned my eyes once again toward Jesus. And I just spent some time staring at the lights and thinking about him.
“Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world, he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.””
John 8:12
After reading this verse and looking at my tree I started thinking about how the two related. Comparing how I viewed the Christmas tree and its effects on me, to Jesus being the Light of life.
As I said above, I really enjoy my Christmas lights. I struggle with having so little sunlight in the winter and it can make a hard day even worse. But when I plug in that tree, its as if I’m some how able to feel hopeful in the midst of all the darkness.
And if a some little twinkling lights can have that effect on me, imagine what my life might look like if I remembered in the darkness that Jesus is the light of the world. How much brighter would my life be if I looked for his light to find peace. If I looked to his light to find hope.
As I continue to look at my Christmas tree with all it’s lights, I’m hoping that now it will remind that there is a far greater light in this world - one that will bring me true peace.
To Everything There Is A Season…
Kiley Ann