Everybody is out buying this and that for their kids, aunts, uncles, parents and other loved ones in preparation for the big event, Christmas.
Christmas in America has become a time of greed, and the ever inevitable arrogant assumption that all should celebrate by buying gifts. If you tell someone that you do not participate in gift exchanging at Christmas, they attempt to label you as cheapskate or an interplanetary alien.
Christmas has become big business and many a corporation’s future depends on the bottom line on December 24th when they close their doors.
I find it interesting that many folks defend their buying sprees by using terms like “goodwill” and “Christmas spirit”. Many of the gifts bought are electronic or other trendy items that most stores cannot keep in stock due to the high demand. People actually “campout” outside electronics stores in hopes of buying a Nintendo Wii while the unfortunate, homeless are forced to live in public parks and streets. Many of the missions/shelters are fully occupied and strictly budgeted due to the lack of donations and public funds.
We live in a country where “under God” is in our Pledge of Allegiance and “In God We Trust” is on our currency. We live in a nation that claims there is a war on Christmas, but yet cannot wager against a war on homelessness, and in some cases malnutrition due to the lack of food.
These are people of greed:
These are people of need:
So, my question to you Christians is….Did you pray for a new Nintendo Wii this season?
What would Jesus buy???
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Jesus probably wouldn’t buy anything.. he would tell his followers to go take something and if anyone asked tell them it was god’s will, like he did with the Ass in the bible.