Saturday, December 24, 2011

GOOD WILL TOWARD MANKIND

I'll Be Working








       I had a lady in the checkout line at about 4:30 AM Friday morning get her panties all in a bunch.   She wasn't upset over merchandise shortages, sale prices not scanning, or because we didn't have her brand of cigarette.  No she was upset because I would be working on Christmas.   Mind you, I'm not the least bit upset, and more about that in a moment.   First let me also tell you about an email all of our stores received from Corporate.   We made the "naughty" list at the American Family Association or AFA.  The AFA sent out a poisoned Christmas message to boycott my company this holiday season.  It seems my company is politically correct and only allow our associates to use holiday greetings like, well, like, "Holiday Greetings", or "Happy Holidays".   This was news to us, because we are absolutely allowed and actually encouraged to say "Merry Christmas".  Every year I wear my "Merry Christmas" tie, and my decorated moose antlers.  And I go a little further, with the holiday greetings, and say, "Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays" in the same holiday wish.  I throw in the Happy Holidays to flush out the "Christmas Nazis".   When I say the Happy Holidays part they pounce on me verbally.   Everyone in line gets a great education about what true evil looks like when these "christians" start spewing anger, and hatred toward anyone who dares say anything other than "Merry Christmas".   I give people one little phrase and they bite; pumping out more venom than a rattle snake.  
       
      As I said, I am working this Christmas.  I'm looking forward to it.  Why would I, a professing Christian, be glad I am working instead of being where I OUGHT to be?   First off I have a job!  I am very happy and thankful to have a job this year.   But of greatest importance: I'm a Christian.  Who else, besides a Christian, do you want folks to meet?   Do you want a pissy atheist to face the harried, tired, hurting, lonely and stressed Christmas shopper?   Who else is going to give folks "Good will toward mankind?"  I'm keeping Christmas by allowing the Holy Spirit to show God's good will toward the corner of the world he's put me in.
      
        Do you think I'm somehow unaware of the part I play in the evil plan of the "money grubbers"?   I'm aware of how materialistic Christmas has become, and that my working on Christmas is in service to corporate America.   It doesn't matter, because wherever I am Christ is, and Christ overcomes the world.   I'm not looking to make money, I'm looking to serve people, and offer a warm, loving, funny, Christ filled guy who helped bring a smile to what may be a bleak and lonely time.   Honestly who else should be in front of these folks?   The problem isn't that my company took "Christ" out of Christmas.   Only Christians can truly take Christ out of Christmas.   Keep Christ in Christmas, by simply allowing him to shine through.  Serve wherever you are, and so honor and promote the power of Christ to overcome the world.  I can't express to you how much I am looking forward to working this Christmas!  I'll be praying, loving, and serving, just as Christ would have me behave.   What, honestly, should a fellow Christian expect of me at Christmas??   

How will you be serving, loving, and shining so the world can see Christ in Christmas?