Help! I Don’t Know How to Help My Kids Focus on Christ this Season
This article is part of the Help! series.
Christ in Christmas
Decades ago, Charlie Brown decried the “commercialization” of Christmas. He felt the absence of something meaningful under the decorations and seasonal activities, and he lamented the absence of anyone who could help him find it.
He wasn’t wrong in his assessment then and would, if anything, feel those absences even more acutely today.
Our world frames the Christmas season as a month-long, mid-winter party. It floods us with images of happy gatherings, tables loaded with food, abundant gifts, soft lights, dazzling trees, and amazing music. And it targets not only ourselves but our children as well, barraging them with the same kinds of images.