Keep Christ in Christmas

How to Remember Jesus in the Christmas Season

Each year there's usually some discussion about Christmas and how the religious holiday has become too secular, too centered on shopping, and not about Jesus' birth. While most Christians might agree, it can be hard to figure out what to do about it.

How, exactly, do you put Christ back in Christmas? Especially if you're already knee-deep in decorations, cookie-baking, and struggling to put up the Christmas tree. We've come up with 21 simple things you can do--no theology degree required! This is not a mandatory to-do list, but rather a few ideas to remind yourself, your family and your friends about the real reason for the season. There are some surprisingly simple ways to honor the holiness of Jesus' birth.

Pray This Christmas Prayer or Find One that Speaks to You

"The Christmas Prayer"
By Robert Louis Stevenson

Loving Father,
Help us remember the birth of Jesus,
that we may share in the song of the angels,
the gladness of the shepherds, and worship of the wise men.

Close the door of hate and open the door of love all over the world. Let kindness come with every gift and good desires with every greeting. Deliver us from evil by the blessing which Christ brings, and teach us to be merry with clear hearts.

May the Christmas morning make us happy to be Thy children, and Christmas evening bring us to our beds with grateful thoughts, forgiving and forgiven, for Jesus' sake. Amen.