Just Call Him Jesus!

Dear Jesus,

Happy Birthday!! Let me start off my saying I am SO glad you were born. I would die without you, literally and metaphorically.  I love that your birthday is such a big deal all around the world. Sure, a lot of people have today a little mixed up in their minds, but if it weren't for you, there would be no Christmas. Even the people that don't know you have a sense of generosity and love this time of year. That's a powerful birthday! Workaholic fathers stay home and spend an entire day with their wives and children. People buy meals and coffee for people that they have never seen before. Thousands of people send gifts to needy kids in other parts of the world. All across the country, people compete to see who can have the best decorations for your birthday party. I hope you like lights.

Jesus, most of all, I would like to thank you for being willing to come to this sad little world. You could have chosen to stay in heaven with your dad and forget all of us. Stupid, arrogant, sinners. But you decided to give up the perfect surroundings that you had to hang out with us. We did not even appreciate that huge sacrifice you made. We mocked you, tempted you, and ultimately killed you. But because of your perfect life, that death gave life. Love, joy, peace, and hope have become cliche words that appear around your birthday, but they really have so much meaning, and meaning that they would never have without your birthday. I can love because your Father loved me first and sent you, His only son, to die for me. I have peace because you took all of my when you died on that cross. I have hope because I know that this world is not my end. I have joy because my end is eternity in heaven worshiping you face to face. I am eternally grateful.

I hope you have the best birthday ever.

With Love,
Brit