Another beautiful card. I admit that on first glance I simply thought this was quite a nostalgic scene that someone had taken in their grand living room and that had found its way onto a card. Then I looked harder.
That's always a good thing to do at Christmas I think. I realise that it seems humbuggish but perhaps looking at the true nature of things helps us appreciate the truly good things.
The shaft of light rising up from the Christmas tree is a bit of a giveaway. That's not a wall of panelling but a screen as can be seen in the mirror. Speaking of which, whoever in their house rests a mirror on a mantelpiece rather than hang it up? Speaking of which mantelpiece - the decoration on it blocks sight of the cards! Real homes add cards later and where they can be seen. They're not real logs either, are they? But saddest of all, none of the 'presents' have any names on. They are not from anyone to anyone.
In the end this is a fireside that never has any people. It is for cameras only.
A Christmas without people is no Christmas at all. You cannot have an Immanuel (God with us) unless there is an 'us'. The Saviour of the World doesn't want a fireside, he wants a family, and he came to save one for himself from the sad story of the human race. He is a present from heaven to humanity.
May God draw you into his family this Christmas!
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