Christmas Villains
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.” – John 1:5 (NLT) I have hated Christmas from the first time I heard of it. To be specific, I hate Him - that baby, that rival to where I sit. I am king, and I will be king no matter who stands in my way. I’ll kill anyone to ensure that I live to rule another day. Jealous fear holds sway, ever cruel, Over my enemies, imagined or real. I am Herod, the Christmas villain of competition. To be quite honest, we are apathetic regarding Christmas. Prophecies in dusty scrolls mean nothing to us. Holy curiosity? Humph, merely for youth. Prestigious position has dimmed the light of truth. When answers are demanded, we’ll rattle them off; But at peasant dreams, our hearts will scoff. We are the chief priests and scribes, Christmas villains of complacency. Too busy to notice, too busy to care – Our days were chaotic, so we didn’t share. Some of us made money, others tried