I remember the first time I saw the contraction Xmas. I was kind of like, “What is that supposed to mean?” Eventually I figured out it was supposed to be a shorter way to write Christmas. Sure, it was fewer letters, but at what cost?
I remember a lesson my Dad taught me about the importance of writing Christmas longhand. He was at work and a coworker commented about how it was taking him so long to write Christmas on everything and that it would be so much faster to write Xmas. My dad told his coworker something like this,
“What is the difference between Christmas and Xmas? In one of those we cross out Christ. In the other, we are remembering the reason for the season. Every time I go through the extra effort to write Christ’s name down, I remember what the season is all about.”
In a world full of distractions, it is easy to miss what Christmas is about. In our holiday cheer this year, may we take the time to write out Christmas, and remember the ‘Who’ every time. And remember that He was the greatest Christmas gift a loving Father in Heaven could give.
Merry Christmas!
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