Santa is somewhat of a magical creature to our children, though we present him as jolly and caring, viewing this shirt made me feel the loss of the focus of this season. I wondered what it would be like if this person was promoting the birth of a Savior. For the most part (and I don't wish to make anyone angry), well for the all part...Santa is indeed, a lie.
I love the jingles, I love the little claymation movies, because it's a great story, but that's just what it is, a story. Jesus is real, he was born into this world fully human and fully God. Many think this is only a story just like I am saying about Santa, but obviously I believe that Jesus is real.
Christ came into this world to give us the greatest gift ever in the history of gifts. Salvation. To be rid of everything that makes us disgusting, and make us like new all over again, over, and over again.
I'm not trying to bash parents who tell their children about Santa, I had a very smooth transition between thinking Santa was real and finding out he's not. However, thats not every kid's case. Anyway, this person with this sweater promoting the belief in Santa kinda made me think about how Jesus is being pushed closer to the edge of the cliff until society completely pushes him over.
Maybe I'm being slightly over critical, Santa is a fun character of the season but he is rapidly becoming more of the focus which I am not a fan of. Sorry if I come off to "political" on the whole Santa situation, kind of amazing what a simple sweater will make you think about. I just know that Jesus came into the world not to be snubbed out by a man who we have commercialized and who really isn't real. I have tried to look into the history of how all this Kringle stuff came about and I keep getting different stories not knowing which one to take into consideration as historically correct.
Jesus' story stands firm and thats something I can believe in.
All to God
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