“Christmas is a time of hospitality, of joy, and merriment to thousands who wants are supplied: but often it is a time of anxiety and suffering to the poor.”
George “Old Humphrey” Mogridge (1787-1854) author of children’s books and Christian tracts, in Day’s Collacon compiled and arranged by Edward Parsons Day (New York: IPPO, 1884) 103.
As we show hospitality to loved ones this Christmas, may God also bring to mind those whose wants are not supplied, and may we follow God’s leading as to the best way to bless them.
We take hold of “the true meaning of Christmas” when we remember “those whose wants are not supplied” because that’s what God did for us in sending Jesus. He met our greatest need we could never supply.
Whether you give a call, pay a visit, send a card, give a gift, etc…show God’s love to the poor as a couple or as a family. We’ve found “remembering the poor” becomes the highlight of Advent (cf. Galatians 2:10).