every year i try to complete the 9-day simbang gabi tradition and so far, i haven't missed, thanks to three alarms and my brother pounding on my door waking me up if i don't hit the off button on the alarms fast enough.
every time i go to church, i can't help it but i feel sleepy. it's so hard to keep awake during the hour and a half-long mass. but i have to wake up. i need to be up.
it got me thinking, maybe Christmas is like that too. a time to wake up. a time to be aware of what we have and be thankful for them. sure, Christmas is the season of giving, and we would like to receive gifts, but is that what Christmas is all about?
do we really need all the material things under the tree?
sometimes it's hard to be grateful for what we have when we're so busy looking at what others have. it's hard to appreciate our blessings when we're busy noticing other people's blessings.
this year had been difficult for most of us (yes that includes me) and it's easy to lose hope, to feel that God forgot about us. but i know that's not the case. we're still here. we still live. we reached christmas. our lives will always be the best blessing.
may we all remember what truly counts this special day =)
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