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Christmas Is Still Christmas — Even for the Broken Hearted

Increase Your Joy by Ministering to Others

By Dr. Paula A. Price

Christmas is the most joyous time of the year. In this season, our privilege is to share with others the true spirit of Christmas, the spirit of God’s great love for all humankind. In this pandemic year, for millions of people suffering unemployment or grief, Christmas will not be as much a celebration as a marker that separates a former life from a future life. For them, our sacred holiday will be the “first year” of being without a job, without gifts or without a loved one.

Jesus’ birth brings hope—and we must carry that hope to others.

As ministers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we start sharing the spirit of God’s love by understanding how people around us are experiencing this Christmas. All emotional suffering starts in the heart. The Lord says, out of the heart “come the issues of life.” When we have understanding, we can pray for God to give us an opportunity to be instruments of Christ’s healing power.

To be healed and delivered by Jesus, we must first acknowledge what is damaging our souls. The emotional agony of unacknowledged pain that has not had time to heal can drive people to pain relievers that numb the feelings and shove down the torment. Disappointment is the single common denominator for people falling prey to mind-numbing activities. In such a state, will power decreases, and people give permission to addictions and compulsions. They must withdraw that permission to be liberated.

Those who suffer this Christmas are not confined only to those who have experienced the death of a loved one or a financial death. Disappointment can happen to anyone. The word “disappointment” includes dissatisfaction, distress, discontentment, frustration, regret, opposition, disillusionment, failure, disenchantment, displeasure, resistance and injustice. Disappointment is compounded by seeing cheery social media or negative media headlines. Our world is a climate primed for disappointment and, ultimately, for soul destruction.