There seems to be some kind of a bug floating around. We've caught it at my house, and some of our close relatives have caught it as well. As a result, it's made any plans for getting together much more complicated. Some of us feel more like resting than reuniting, and we certainly don't want to put our healthy siblings at risk of becoming sick as well. It's becoming a question of who's staying home, and how long the family gathering, if there even ends up being one, will last.
Trying to look at the silver lining and spiritual message of this sweep of illness, I can only guess that maybe we're supposed to slow down and have a quiet Christmas this year. Maybe God wants our family's observance of Christmas this year to be more humble, more peaceful, more sacred than our usual, excited exchange of gifts. The gifts will still be exchanged, I'm sure, once we've figured out the logistics, and we may call each other on Skype or Google Hangouts, or something like that, once we figure out the technological aspects, but in other respects, we'll probably just stay at home in our pajamas and maybe watch The Nativity while eating some cheese and fruit. That doesn't sound too terrible to me.
I'm sure God has a plan for our lives, and one small part of that plan must include how we spend this Christmas. Maybe this illness is part of His plan, or maybe it's a complication, but whatever it is, God'll find a way to make His plan work out. I have a strong testimony of God's ability to make up good Plan B's. I'm sure that this'll be a good Christmas, one way or another. It may not be the best Christmas ever, but I'm sure it'll still be good.
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