The children of believers also fantasize
The presence of Santa Claus in Christmas stories and songs is part of his childhood. We do not promote the myth of Santa Claus and we know that he is a purely commercial character, but I would not be the first to tell him dryly. a child: “Santa doesn’t exist. Go read the Bible?”
- At home and with girls.
- We always focus our life.
- Our hope.
- And our Christmas joy on the person of Jesus Christ.
- Did you know from an early age that Jesus has Christmas?The one that is our most precious treasure.
- The greatest treasure and the greatest joy!And when they received gifts on Christmas Day.
- They realized that our greatest gift was really Him.
- Emmanuel.
But did we understand as parents as parents at school, in the films they watched on TELEVISION and that there was Santa Claus?, who talked about him and also asked about him. And in the [same] fantasy world, they had their own childhood. Ideas. They were children and I always loved the beauty of childish naivety.
I didn’t attack and I just followed him
And I saw how things separated: Jesus was for them the reality of Christmas from peace, Santa was the momentary being of the celebrations and tales of the time, which did not represent true Christmas.
The girls, still small, adored Santa Claus. Did you like it ?, though artificial; Santa’s house at the mall His fantasy was even fun to watch.
I made a joke of them and had a lot of fun, and then I went to talk to Santa Claus?
Fernanda no longer believed in Santa Claus, she knew that man in red at the mall was a hired employee and so on, but Juliana still had her fantasies there.
And Fernanda tried to sadden the pure truth about Santa Claus?To be an invention?then, dry, coldly, her little sister, who came up to me to complain: “Father, did Fernanda say that Santa does not exist ?!
Did I have a conversation with Santa Claus?
He didn’t like the idea, Santa Claus.
I could also: I was already a little impatient with the long working hours and the distribution of lollipops. Oh, and he had to memorize the names and desires of the toys of two girls he had never seen!
Yes, I arranged with Priscilla to take a walk with the girls while I was going to talk to the saleswoman, dressed in red in the middle of so much heat!
I accepted that when the girls approached the line, I greeted him with my hand and he greeted them: “Hello Fernanda!How are you, Juliana?! Look, Ju, your doll’s already tidy. And for you Fernanda, it’s your bike. ” [of such color] on the way?
Ready! Even Fernanda was bewildered with such precision !!!
I don’t care so much about Santa, because I know his days are numbered in the mentality and naivety of the child. He’s dying.
What really cannot happen is the TRUE NOEL in Christian families, when the celebration and appreciation for the coming of the Redeemer seem to diminish and, in some cases, disappear.
But there’s concern about poses, selfies, parties and roast turkey on site, rather than prayer meeting and Christmas praise for the season.
As parents, we must do this: love Jesus’ Christmas more than parties, toys, gifts, sweets, and chocolates.
And it really depends on us and much more
What we were doing during the month of December was a European tradition called “Advent Calendar”. (Adventskalender, Switzerland), who today keep themselves, young women!
Google what it means, but it’s very simple: every day, there is a small window to open and a biblical text to read and also a reason for prayer. And they receive a gift of the day: a chocolate Bis; A colored pencil and paper; a nicer egg, etc. , so, with the arrival (advent) of Christmas Day, every December day was a great service of prayer, singing and gratitude preparing us for the big day!
They can become great opportunities
Well, you can’t. BUT God can, because he knows exactly where we live. Does the Lord know us very well? Psalm 139, a great opportunity to meditate with children, even the little ones, with parts of this beloved text.
Santa doesn’t know. He has no eyes everywhere, they say that the elves, who work for him 364 days a year, watch a kind of secret television installed in our houses, they at the North Pole always look, but mothers and fathers, teachers, neighbors. They’re also part of Santa’s team, they inform the man in red every day, which means that to be sure, you should probably have your best behavior wherever you go, all the time, no matter where.
What is that!!!
What if the parents were really relaxed with their children?
What if the neighbors don’t care about us?
If some teachers tell children that we are the result of an evolution of chance, what are the reports like?
Poor Santa Claus with helpers like this
But we can teach our children the good and holy way from a young age (Dt 6:5-7). EBD teachers can and should teach the Word of God very well, and if you are a neighbor of children increasingly involved in materialism, how about you do something for them?
How about opening your home to a FIVE-DAY course taught by APEC and how to do it?
Do something like a neighbor for the children who, every year, lose the grace of Christmas.
Yes, there are so many opportunities and opportunities, at the Christmas of Jesus Christ, we have one more.
I end up with a story about my daughters, now young and living in another city, while studying at the University, they share a flat with two other girls and one of them does not yet believe in Christ.
And they had the idea of making an advents calendar and every day they had something to read and pray with the other girls. And they all participated.
And when one day came, the girl who doesn’t yet know the meaning of Christmas asked them, “Can you explain Christmas to me?And why do they have so much love for Jesus?”
And so it was
Every December they opened adventskalenar. And one day (because the course and vacation times are not the same), they prepared a special dinner for a special moment with her friend to talk to her about Jesus Christ and that’s how it was. And it was exciting.
Let us pray for the fruits of a good seed sown in these days before Christmas.