Early yesterday morning I went into Chick-fil-A to put together an order that needed to be delivered. As I checked in I overheard a conversation between the manager and a customer. The customer was not a happy camper. Rae handled the situation properly and the lady left the store.  A few minutes later I got the opportunity to sit and visit with Rae. I could tell she was a little down, and who can blame her, who wants to start off the work week by dealing with a complaint? I asked her if everything was alright, and she said, “Yes, it was nothing to get upset about.” What she said next has had me thinking ever since.

“I hate this time of year.”

“What? Why do you hate this time of year?”

“This is supposed to be a happy time of year. We should all be thinking about each other. We should all be thinking happy thoughts, but all I see are people who are so wrapped up in getting ready for Christmas that they forget to act like Christians.” She went on to say, “People are more demanding, and less thoughtful of others during Christmas than any other time of the year.”

You know, I expect she’s right. It does seem that Christmas adds stress to our lives. There are so many things to be done, so many gifts to be bought, so much money, that we don’t have, that must be spent. The pressure of getting it all done is consuming us and we don’t even realize it. This time of year we should be thinking more about others, we should be loving more, and serving more. We should not be more demanding of some in order to be more thoughtful to others.

Colossians 3:16-17 (New International Version)

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Till next time,

Grump

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