Obama and Xmas

Church not part of Obama's Christmas schedule: Merry Xmas from the Obamas

Time.com recently published "No Churchgoing Christmas for the First Family." President Barack Obama had time to play golf, basketball and involve himself in a myriad of activities but the Reason for the season was beyond his tight Christmas presidential schedule.

Unlike the Three Kings from the East who used camels to travel thousands of miles through the desert, Obama did not have time to pay homage to the King of Kings; he did have time to go to the tropical West--Hawaii--via Air Force One.

According to Time, in light of all the busyness and traditions undertaken by the Obamas, "there's one common Christmas practice not on the First Family's schedule: a visit to Christmas Eve church services."

A humble Jewish girl had the appropriate historical response: "My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant" (Luke 1:46-47). Mary continued: "His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation, He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts. He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble."

As Mary did, our rulers should humbly fear him during Christmas and everyday so that our country may experience mercy not destruction, economic or otherwise.

On this precise point, another ruler, King David, once said, "Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son [Jesus], lest he be angry and you be destroyed in your way" (Psalm 2:10-12).