“Look and really see!”
The
Christmas song, “Do You Hear What I Hear?” starts with an interesting line that
has nothing to do with hearing. Here it
is:
“Said the night wind to
the little lamb,
Do you see what I see?
Way up in the sky,
little lamb,
Do you see what I see?”
As
you enjoy Christmas as a family, I would love to have you consider what you see
and hear. I don’t mean for you to merely
see with your eyes, but possibly the best way to describe what I mean is to ask
you to see with your heart.
For
instance, take a look at the picture here.
At first glance, I see:
- Table
- Poster
- coloring books
- crayons
That
is what my eyes see. But my heart sees
something more meaningful and much deeper.
My heart sees:
- A student taking initiative to help
students at Children’s Hospital to have something to do during their stay
- A school coming together to serve
others
- A parent of another student
deciding to join the cause by making cookies to raise money for more
crayons and coloring books
- A public school cheer team hearing
about the project and joining efforts for kids
- An idea becoming a reality for the
benefit of others
- Jesus’ love at work
The
heart sees way more than the eyes. God’s
heart saw humanity’s need, and he sent his Son, Jesus, to be our Savior. As you celebrate Christmas, I pray all our
families see things with their heart, not just their eyes!
Family Discussion Points!
Play
a game of “I Spy” with your kids with physical things. Then try it with things of the heart like
this: I spy someone serving our family
by helping with the dishes or laundry, etc.
Parents,
talk about the excitement of seeing your kids opening gifts. What in your heart makes that event so
exciting?
Finally,
talk to your kids about how God saw our greatest need and sent Jesus to be our
Savior.
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