Christmas can be a lonely time of year, a time when we’re missing those people in our lives who are far away, have passed away, or have chosen to leave us. It can also be when you look back to Christmases long ago, spent with parents and grandparents, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, some of whom are now gone. Maybe all have gone, and this year, you are celebrating alone. But remember, you are never alone. “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14 – Immanuel – God is with us.
If the loneliness comes this year, reach out to a neighbor or friend. Volunteer at a soup kitchen or bring a meal to a family in need. Surprise a stranger with a gift. When we give to others and share our hearts, loneliness flees, and we make new memories and new friends and enlarge our current family – the family of God.
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