Merry Christmas, lets analyze this to see what we are doing that we may not realize.
Definition of "Merry": cheerful and lively. It sounds like is has more to do with revelry and fun than worship.
Christ-mass: sacrificing Christ again in the Catholic mass.
So lets put it all together:
Cheerful and lively sacrificing Christ all over again in the Catholic mass.
Hmm!!!! Strange that so many people use these terms without realizing what they are saying.
One might say I am being picky by analyzing this, but really I desire to do things knowing what I am doing rather than following happy feelings that everyone else is doing.
I hope I don't lose friends over this, I am merely attempting to get us to think about the things we do. Do they honor God or are they meaningless tradition. Even worse are we doing things that were tools of the devil to distract Christians from Christ?
Sure is something to pray about isn't it!
