Christmas 2013's Coming

Christmas is almost here..... and it's usually one of my loneliest holidays.

Growing up, I always looked forward for Christmas because of the many gifts I was getting but when I became a teenager, those gifts stopped coming. We also no longer stay all night 'til midnight. Some Christmases, I awoke from the fireworks celebrating Christmas time had arrived. I would go out from my room, look out from our patio and just cry, "we don't have Christmas."

Slowly learning that Christmas was about Jesus' birth.... I longed to be in the fellowship of Christians so we could all celebrate our King's birth, but my friends have families to spend time with and celebrate Christmas, and receiving love and presents. Though knowing that Christmas was all about Jesus' birth, I still didn't know why would he come to earth to die on the cross to save us, just so we could have a relationship with God the Father.

I am still learning the answer to that question, yet I am thankful to have read this devotional by John Piper, and learning to celebrate the Advent before Christ's birth. I now wonder why "Christians" no longer celebrate and remember the Advent. The Advent prepares us to the grand celebration and thanksgiving of Jesus, God the Son's coming. I still rarely receive gifts, if none, at least just one gift is more than enough.... but if none at all, knowing Christ is greater than any gift I would receive.

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Letter to my Spiritual Mother

Dear Mamu,

Thank you for being my spiritual Mum
Showing me who our Father is and who Jesus is
Thank you for helping me understand stuff
Helping me know what right and wrong is

Thank you for welcoming me into your family
Loving me and letting me feel God's love too
Thank you for cheering me up
Helping me remember our great God

Thank you for bearing me to the faith
And teaching me how to read the Bible
Thank you for prompting me to continue learning
And always reminding to read my Bible

Thank you for correcting me when I need it
Scolding me when I have to be
Thank you for teaching me, Mamu
I thank God for you joyfully

Because we are still sinners
And living in a fallen world,
I pray that we remain faithful
Glad to see Mamu is faithful to God

I thank God for opening his arms
letting me experience what adoption means
welcoming me into his family
having me a spiritual family
having both spiritual parents
to teach me who he is

I love to keep on returning God's blessings
They are amass, yet I have not many words
To bless God back

Thank you Mamu

I miss you,