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Each time he hears another Christmas jingle, he wants to cover his ears and try to escape the sickening feeling of guilt that grabs him in the pit of his stomach. Christmas fast approaches to serve as a cruel reminder that he just does not have enough to do all the things he would like to do. He works hard and does his best to take care of his family, but just once he would like to be able to do more than just get by. It would be nice to be able to give everyone the gifts they really wanted for a change. Deck the halls… She didn't even bother to buy any gifts this year. What's the point? It doesn't even feel like Christmas and she certainly doesn't have anything to be joyful about. After all these years of marriage, he has decided to "give her back her freedom." But she doesn't feel free. Depression hovers near like a wrecking ball poised to crash into the condemned building that was once her life. She doesn't have the strength to fight anymore and despair begins to set in as she comes to grips with the prospect of a future… without him. Tis the season to be jolly… Sometimes he forgets and reaches for the phone to call her. He still can't believe years have gone by since she passed on. It seemed like just yesterday he was sitting around her table with a big grin on his face, reaching for a third slice of her homemade brown sugar pound. He can still see her standing in the kitchen doorway, hands on hips and lips set to pronounce some statement or other that begins with, "Well…" That is one gift he would give just about anything in the world to have a reason to buy this year. Don we now our gay apparel… If she sees one more couple, she'll just scream! She's so tired of being alone, especially during the holidays. She feels so lonely she can hardly stand it. Even though there is holiday hustle and bustle all around her, she feels isolated, alienated and scared. She's scared that there'll never be anyone to hold her tight and whisper, "Merry Christmas, Sweetheart." She doesn't even have anyone to lament her loneliness to. All of her friends are married now. No mistletoe for her, only prickly holly and she's sick of getting stuck. She wishes she could just disappear. Fa-la-la-la-la… But… He came, didn't He? Didn't He come to meet our needs
and to show us that life is more than material possessions? I think
He came… didn't He? Didn't He come to give us strength to get
through the hard times? He promised to always be there, didn't He?
I believe He came… He came to bring us comfort and to give
us hope even beyond this life, isn't that right? I'm sure He came.
He came to give us the hope of a purposeful life: the kind of hope
that surpasses our present circumstances. Yes! He came! And to each
of us He gave the perfect gift: His life. We might not have everything
we want, but because He came, we have everything we need. Oh,
come let us adore Him… Aleathea Dupree is the author of Though
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