Most of our communication is nonverbal.  What we say is hardly as important as how and where and the way in which we say it.  ‘I love you,’ can be meaningful or it can seem hollow, all depending on the accompanying nonverbals.  So, I began thinking, what do the nonverbals of Christmas say about my Christ?  In other words, does how I celebrate Christ accurately reflect who I believe Christ to be?

Let me illustrate.  Christ promises to give peace and rest to those who will follow Him.  Thus, my life should reflect a growing sense of peace and rest.  Yet, during Christmas time most of us become busier than a 1-armed paperhanger.  Between decorating, baking, parties, Church, cooking, meals, etc, we barely have time to breathe, let alone reflect the peace and rest of Christ to a busy world.

So, the question becomes, does a lifestyle of hurry and busyness celebrate the giver of peace and rest?  Or, is it another example of the radical disconnect between the Jesus revealed in Scriptures and those of us who claim to follow Him today?