Letter from Jesus

I just googled "Christmas" to find a picture to go with my last blog post, and I had to scroll half way down, through several hundred pictures before I came to one with Jesus in it. Hello? Well, I won't go writing a letter to anyone, as I think my efforts could be better spent. Someone else apparently thought so, too, and they wrote it up as a letter from Jesus, which I really like. See what you think:

Letter from Jesus about Christmas

It has come to my attention that many of you are upset that folks
are taking My name out of the season.

How I personally feel about this celebration can probably be most
easily understood by those of you who have been blessed with children
of your own. I don't care what you call the day. If you want to
celebrate My birth, just GET ALONG AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

Now, having said that let Me go on. If it bothers you that the town
in which you live doesn't allow a scene depicting My birth, then just
get rid of a couple of Santas and snowmen and put in a small Nativity
scene on your own front lawn. If all My followers did that there
wouldn't be any need for such a scene on the town square because
there would be many of them all around town.

Stop worrying about the fact that people are calling the tree a
holiday tree, instead of a Christmas tree. It was I who made all trees.
You can remember Me anytime you see any tree. Decorate a grape
vine if you wish: I actually spoke of that one in a teaching, explaining
who I am in relation to you and what each of our tasks were. If
you have forgotten that one, look up John 15: 1 - 8.

If you want to give Me a present in remembrance of My birth
here is my wish list. Choose something from it:

1. Instead of writing protest letters objecting to the way My
birthday is being celebrated, write letters of love and hope to
soldiers away from home. They are terribly afraid and lonely
this time of year. I know, they tell Me all the time.

2. Visit someone in a nursing home. You don't have to know
them personally. They just need to know that someone cares about them.

3. Instead of writing the President complaining about the wording
on the cards his staff sent out this year, why don't you write and
tell him that you'll be praying for him and his family this year.
Then follow up. It will be nice hearing from you again.

4. Instead of giving your children a lot of gifts you can't afford
and they don't need, spend time with them. Tell them the story of
My birth, and why I came to live with you down here. Hold them
in your arms and remind them that I love them.

5 Pick someone that has hurt you in the past and forgive him or her.

6. Did you know that someone in your town will attempt to take their
own life this season because they feel so alone and hopeless?
Since you don't know who that person is, try giving everyone you
meet a warm smile; it could make the difference.

7. Instead of nit picking about what the retailer in your town calls
the holiday, be patient with the people who work there. Give them
a warm smile and a kind word. Even if they aren't allowed to wish
you a "Merry Christmas" that doesn't keep you from wishing them
one. Then stop shopping there on Sunday. If the store didn't make
so much money on that day they'd close and let their employees
spend the day at home with their families

8. If you really want to make a difference, support a
missionary -- especially one who takes My love and Good News to
those who have never heard My name.

9. Here's a good one. There are individuals and whole families in
your town who not only will have no "Christmas" tree, but neither
will they have any presents to give or receive. If you don't know
them, buy some food and a few gifts and give them to the Salvation
Army or some other charity which believes in Me and they will make
the delivery for you.

10. Finally, if you want to make a statement about your belief in
and loyalty to Me, then behave like a Christian. Don't do things
in secret that you wouldn't do in My presence. Let people know
by your actions that you are one of mine.

Don't forget; I am God and can take care of Myself. Just
love Me and do what I have told you to do. I'll take care of
all the rest. Check out the list above and get to work; time is
short. I'll help you, but the ball is now in your court. And do
have a most blessed Christmas with all those whom you love and remember:

I Love You,
Jesus