Tiny Tim was on to something when he uttered these now
legendary words. Each year, when I’m so
fortunate to watch “A Christmas Carol”, I’m reminded of what a wonderful tale
of redemption it truly is.
Oh, we all know the story.
Scrooge is a broken soul, one who has lost all sense of joy, and only
lusts after money.
But, in the span of one magical evening, he’s shown the
error of his ways, and comes around to see that life truly is beautiful, and
glorious, despite its inherent flaws. We
as spectators rejoice in Scrooge’s re-discovery of the joy of life. And, hopefully, we’re reminded that all too
easily, we can become very much like Scrooge if we’re not careful.
Life, through a series of a thousand small cuts, can
sometimes rob us of our joy and enthusiasm.
It can seem drab, without meaning at times, and altogether unfair. It can seem all too cold, all too often. A lot of times its not the big adversities
that knock us down. It’s the thousands
of little ones that pile up, and seem to drown us with their accumulated weight.
We simply can’t let this happen dear readers. Our lives are so short, in reality. I’ve heard it said we are only here what
amounts to a parenthesis in time…one tiny span, in the ever advancing wheel of
time. Yes, life can beat up on us over
time, and the accumulated arrows and blows of a lot of mundane problems can
weigh on us. But ask yourself, whenever
you start to feel downtrodden, aren’t I truly better off than I think? Isn’t life still full of beauty, if I but
choose to see it? Can’t I not say ENOUGH
to my worry, and throw it off like so much accumulated dust?
Can’t I turn to a caring God, and ask Him to help me? To love me?
Tiny Tim was crippled, and his family didn’t have a whole
lot of money. What they did have…in
abundance…was love.
Love is enough folks.
-The Minister
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