I work in retail, and for those of you who work in places that have to do with last-minute Christmas shoppers, you know how most people are at this time: frantic, angry, depressed. I've had people scream and curse at me over toys from as expensive as a Zoomer dog to as cheap as a common game of Candyland. I've had people say their Christmas was ruined because their coffee was too hot or had too much hazelnut syrup in it. I've had people call me rude names because the wait time at the registers is way too long. People have been very angry and mean this year over simple things, and it really has put a damper on my "Christmas spirit".
But when I thought my Christmas spirit was actually put to bed, kindness came out of the woodwork. Compassion. Love.
I watched small children put away their Pokemon cards and dig through their tiny pockets for all their birthday money to help a single mother buy the rest of her groceries. I watched a woman leave $20 for a young couple so they didn't have to worry about buying their coffee and lunch for the day. I heard stories of a kind man buying a $30 gift card so a grandmother could finish buying all the toys she needed for her grandchildren. A gentleman even helped me carry a heavy box to a woman, then took it out to her car, all because "this is what the spirit of Christmas is all about".
And I believe this is what the spirit of Christmas is all about. Not presents. Not who got the better game console or who got the bigger TV. Christmas is all about loving others. Helping each other when we struggle and being a light to those who can't seem to see it.
Be Jesus. And if you don't believe in Jesus, that's fine. Be a positive light this Christmas.
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