Christmas

Hey everyone,
the reason for this post is real easy and simple Christmas is about to come and i realized that i lost myself in the crazy time before Christmas and totally forgot about the true meaning of Christmas and what it is about.

The first Question I wanna ask you and me:

What is Advent?

This definition google gives us:

• Advent:
• Noun:
• The arrival of a notable person, thing, or event
• The first season of the church year, leading up to Christmas and including the four preceding Sundays
• Synoyms: coming - arrival - appearance

Advent it the time before Christmas, the time, that leads to the arrivel of a notable person, to the birth of Jesus. It is the time before our Saviour is born.
For a lot of people Advent is a time of stress. A lot of Christmas parties are in that time e.g. one week from our working place, the next time from our sports club and so on. The Advent time seem to fly by, and we search for the perfect gift for our loveones and get stressed if Christmas is around the corner and we dont have a present for them. Every year the same thing. Parents ask they're kids what they wish for and the list is long.
I myself was stressed in this Advent time and totally forgot what it is about.
The Advent time should prepare us for the big upcomeing event, the birth of Jesus Christ. But we get so busy that we often forget about that, commercials are made about the perfect gift but dont we already get the perfect gift at Christmas? more to that question later.
Advent should prepare us so why dont we use that time to prepare ourselfs for the upcomeing arrival?
I wanted to read each week one gospel, and i have to say that i failed. I am not happy about that and i restarted. I wanted to prepare myself by readying again the events that led to the birth of Christ.
I complety forgot what Advent is about or should be about, it should be a time where we prepare ourself and the people around us for the upcomeing event, for the birth of God's son. And we should try to not just receive but also be able to give, to give to those who have less.

This kind of leads to my next question

 What is Christmas?

If we ask this question we will hear different answers. This definition we will get when searsching in google for christmas definition:

• Christmas; 
• Noun: The annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on December 25.
• Exclamation: Expressing suprise, dismay or despair. 

Christmas is the day or better said the days when we remember and celebrate the birth of Jesus. When he the son of God became Human to live a life that will be an example for us. A life we should follow after. A life full of struggle for one purpose, to bring us back in relationship with God the Father. Christmas already has its meaning in the word, it is about Christ, God's son. CHRISTtmas without Christ wouldnt be the same. It is the celebration of love, joy and peace. Love for the Love the Lord has for us and we have for oneanother. Joy about the birth of the saviour. Peace that we have through Christ with God. It is a celebration of family, for we became part of God's family through the birth of Christ Jesus.

There are some cute videos of Christmas out there that i wanna share with you

Have a wonderful and joyful Christmas season, remember what it is all about and be a blessing to the people around you.
Lots of love