The Purpose of Christmas

I was given this book from a co-worker and decided to actually sit down and read it. It is written by Rick Warren, the author of "The Purpose Driven Life" I was expecting to read more about the real Christmas story and soon realized it is a book meant to be given from a Christian to a non-believer in hopes that they will read this book and that it will "transform your life... forever!"

It says that the purpose of christmas is a time for celebration, salvation and reconciliation. Dont get me wrong, I do know that lots of people, including myself sometimes forget the true meaning of Christmas. And the author makes a lot of good points, I just was a little dissapointed that the book didnt seem to tell you much about the christmas story it seemed to be more about getting people to join his "peace plan".

Either way, Im still glad I read the book because it did say some things that really stuck in my mind. It talked about how the bible says "You are only hurting yourself with your anger" and he writes "Resentment is self-destructive because it always hurts you more, and it prolongs your pain. While the people who hurt you go on with their lives, resentment causes you to get stuck in the past. You need to let it go." And it explains that reconciliation is not the same as resolution. "Reconciliation focuses on the relationship, while resolution focuses on the problem. Always focus on the reconciliation first." For some reason that part really stuck out to me.

Anyway, obviously there is a lot more to the book then just what I have wrote. I just thought I would write a little bit about it since I just finished it last night and because Christmas is just a few days away and even though this wasnt the best book in my mind it is always good to remember what Christmas really is about so try not to stress about presents, finances, this crazy weather we are having and share this special time with those you love and remember the "reason for the season"!