Thank you so
much for stopping by! It cannot have missed your attention that though Christmas is still a
couple of months away we are already being bombarded by consumerist adverts. Get your sofa ordered, plan your meals, buy the children’s toys, and so on. Although I personally don’t like this extra-long build-up I only have one reason for today’s blog: I would like to encourage all Christians
to send Christmas cards relevant to the birth of Jesus.
Many Christian
friends and relatives have said they do not send religious cards as they can’t
find any. So my early plea is coming to give you plenty of time to source them. The place I buy mine is at the church I go to. So do check yours out as
the first port of call. After that, if you can’t find any in your local shops,
there is a list of links below to make it easier for you to get your hands on
something relevant to the religious celebration this year.
What it
really takes though, I feel, is a decision to only send these relevant cards
instead of usual robins and tinsel. Hands up – I used to send these too! Robins
happen to be my favourite birds by the way, and I love a lot of tinsel decked
around my home and Christmas tree. The decorations sit happily beside my nativity
scene crib. But some years ago I made the decision to stick to the point of
Christmas in my cards: a religious festival. And when I visit friends and
relatives at Christmas and see that often the only religious card among the strings
of cards on display in their homes is mine it makes me sad…
You know it
would make you feel better to start the celebrations in the right way:
commemorating the birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ. Come on, let’s put Christ
back into Christmas!
Blessings
Teresa
Here is a
selection of the links I found on Google for religious Christmas cards. I have
not bought any from them so I have none to recommend personally. But I do read
Our Daily Bread daily and can vouch that it is an inspiring read so I’ve put
them at the top of the list.
