Finding Jesus on Christmas Eve
by
Spadecaller
If Jesus walked the earth on Christmas Eve, where would He go to worship or pray? Adorned in old clothes, a Hebrew shawl, and a pair of old sandals, who would welcome Him in to grace their hall? With pockets empty of gold coin or plastic to swipe, who would give Him a morsel of food or a roof for the cold night? If He knocked on the door of B’nai Jeshurun, would they not say, “take a left down that road, my friend” to show Him the Salvation Army? If He wandered to your walkway beside your reindeer and red sleigh, would you not send him swiftly on His way? Would you invite Him in to warm Himself by your fire, give Him a cookie from Santa’s stash, and a cup of spiced eggnog with rum? Or would you call the police and report a bum?
So where would you find Jesus, the poor Jew, if He walked the earth this Christmas Eve? Would He knock on the door at the Church of Christ and sit among the parishioners and listen to a mass in a foreign language ? You would think not.
You would probably not see Him, because He would be standing on line with the hungry and poor at your local soup kitchen. He would not be quoting scripture and verse, nor ask what religion or faith you be. He would be sitting beside a homeless veteran in some darkened doorway on the edge of town. He would be standing on the Brooklyn Bridge next to a jumper ready to plunge or he would be holding the hand of a prostitute child strung-out on dope. He would not attend his own birthday party, because the Spirit would move Him another way -- just as it did 2000 years ago. If you want to find Jesus on Christmas eve, just find someone who is in dire need of empathy, compassion, charity, and love.
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