Christ For the Masses

Christmas where does that name come from?  

Christmas comes from the words Christ and mass. "Christ" refers to Jesus Christ, the Christian messiah; and mass is a religious ceremony or celebration.  This definion comes from Wikipedia, and reminds us of the two words combined into one. 

Christmas for those of us who are followers of Jesus Christ know the meaning of this holiday, but I think ithe word has lost it's meaning in the world around us.  Christmas shopping has replaced the number one reason we celebrate Christmas, so the name should reflect this, something like, Christshoppingmas, or Christgiftingmas. In fact since Christ has so little to do with the cultural Christmas, that we should just take His name out of it all together by just calling it "Shoppingmas." (the celebration of shopping)

Christmas is a holiday to remember family and friends, a time to celebrate love and relationships. There isn't a holiday quite like Christmas where there is a spirit of giving and caring for our loved ones, and for people in general.  Christ is a celebration, just the mention of this title Christ, or Messiah, is cause to rejoice. His purpose in coming was to bring salvation to all humans everywhere, He is a savior for the masses. I am amazed at how easy it becomes to forget this and  slide into the cultural meaning of Christmas, and I find myself struggling with trying to keep Jesus at the center of this holiday.  I don't want to be a scrooge in the way I approach Christmas, yet, I know the meaning can be lost in this season of buying presents and office parties. 

I don't want to destroy the cultural Christmas, I just want to redirect how I celebrate it.  I want to capture the essence of a child born from above that came to take away the sins of the world. I never want the trappings of the cultural Christmas to replace the real meaning of this holiday.

May the spirit of "Christ for the Masses" permeate your holiday this season. Merry Christmas...

Keeping it honest and truthful....K