Jan and I have been on the receiving end of Christmas caroling only twice. While we were at OVU, a group of student carolers unexpectedly showed up at our door during finals week. While they expected and received the customary hot chocolate and treats that were typical of their regular visits to our home, what we remember is the love expressed in the fact that they cared enough to walk to our home on a cold wintry night and to share some time with a sometimes not so lovable professor.
This holiday season, we were again visited by carolers. Two of our elders and their families came by and shared the spirit of the season. What matters is not the quality of the singing (it was good!), but the smiles and love expressed. The Christmas season is about love. As the little boy reportedly said, “Love is what is left when you stop opening the presents and just listen.”
May you know and remember the love that is at the center of this time of year. “For God so loved the world….”