The Perfect Christmas ~ from the Sister Studies Archives

Reflecting on Romans 5:1-5, I see all of the Advent themes: Peace, Hope, Joy, Love, and Jesus. I also see that afflictions are part of what God uses to shine glory through our lives the same way that fire makes candles shine brightly. I finish with remembering that the Christmas Mary and Joseph experienced was nothing like the polished, clean, "perfect" Christmas many people dream of today. Perhaps our Christmas celebrations don't need to be Pinterest-perfect to be perfect after all. Because real Christmas isn’t about perfect memories and perfect experiences. It’s about God rescuing us from our attempts to be perfect by sending his Son and revealing His glory and kindness in the lowest of places, to the neediest and messiest of people.

This recording was made in December 2018 for the Sister Studies blog. You can see the original post and more on the Sister Studies blog at sisterstudies.melissaens.com

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Music from the YouTube Audio Library: "Home for the Holidays" by Chris Haugen and "White River" by Aakash Gandhi