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The wrapping paper lays scattered across the coffee table. Cookie dough sits in the refrigerator waiting for its turn in the oven. Text messages and voicemails beckon “answer me” from your phone. The to-do has a few lonely items without a checkmark next to them. Sometimes it feels this time of year that it will never be done.
So we rush through the holy. We stress out through the sacred. We worry that we won’t get it right. We fall into bed exhausted at night. We act like Christmas coming depends on us but Christmas is a Person and He already came.
He whispers to our weary hearts what He said on the cross: “It is finished” {John 19:30}.
In other words, all that really needs doing has already been done. We can relax, rest, enjoy…let the house get a little messy, the wrapping paper be a bit crooked, the cookies be scandalously eaten raw with the family and friends we’ve finally gotten back to on that phone.
Christmas is meant to be a gift not a burden. Receive it. Know that you’re loved. Know that it’s enough. Know there is grace for you that came on a tree without any twinkling lights. Know that it is finished.
Then rest. And rejoice. Because Christ still has Christmas covered.
Always has, always will. Whew.
XOXO
Holley Gerth
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* This post is part of The Heart of Christmas series we’re going through as we prepare for Christmas. Each message is a short devotional you can read and share in the middle of this busy time of year to help you and those you love stay focused on what matters most—celebrating Jesus! To read all the #heartofchristmas posts, click here.
* Find Books to Encourage Every Woman on Your Christmas List {signed!}
