“Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Psalm 95:6-7 (NIV)
Where Are You Rushing To?
Tis’ the season or so we say
And yet we rush through every day.
Errands, parties, calendars full.
Obligations in every direction pull.
The Salvation Army bell that rings.
The choir on the corner who sings.
Their tunes fall upon our deaf ear
We’re too distracted to even hear.
Wrap a gift for a child in need?
Too busy for that, yes indeed!
Cookies for church? We wish we could.
No time for the lonely in our neighborhood.
The more we hurry the less we do
Of what we know God’s calling us to.
Keeping up fills our mind
Instead of joy we just feel behind.
But what if we rushed in a whole new way?
Straight to the manger filled with hay.
Like the Shepherds did of old.
Do we desire to be so bold?
“And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.’ Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.’ When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.’ So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.” Luke 2:8-16 (NIV)
Christmas isn’t about what we get done.
It’s a celebration of God’s own Son.
So let’s rush to the Christ Child; make no delay
Bow down, worship, and rest in His peace today!
Joining in with the other talented writers at http://www.fiveminutefriday.com to ponder on the prompt “Rush”. I know you’ll want to hurry over and read what they are offering too!
I especially love the line “the more we hurry the less we do”–so very true! Thank you for making me think!
I always have to laugh a little because these Five Minute Friday writings always turn out to be lessons I need and make me think too! Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to stop in Anita! It means a lot to me!
Nice job. Love the presentation and the thoughts!
Thanks Joe! I appreciate you’re stopping in!
Amen. Your nativity scene is beautiful and your words call us to the true meaning of Christmas.
I love my Nativity scene too. It’s even more special to me because the money for it was a gift from my grandpa after he passed. It is my favorite Christmas decoration! Thanks for taking time to comment Carol!
Lovely! “The more we hurry the less we do”. Truth!
I think there’s an old saying “The faster I go, the behinder I get” or something like that. It’s SO true though isn’t it! I appreciate you stopping in Lee Ann!
Beautiful and so true!!!!
Thank you my friend! I’ve had to change my direction a time or two for sure!