Merry Christmas.

While I was mostly goofing around, making silly facial expressions at my brother and sister halfway down the row, and holding and squeezing Pop and Gram's hands as I held them on my lap last night, trying to make them feel comfortable and loved and not-so separated, I was also in church, halfway listening.


It's pretty incredible that Mary and Joseph just walked through crowds, trying to find a place to stay.. I mean, people just walked right past them and didn't even realize who they were, or who they'd be.

Mary and Joseph could've been anyone out of everyone. We might have Bible-extraordinary people amongst us right now, and we just walk right on past them.

I know that everyone takes most everyone else for granted at all given times, but I suppose I never thought about Mary or Joseph or maybe even Jesus being that way.

It goes along with treating everyone as you'd like to be treated, obviously, since what if one of those other people were Mary? You'd have no way of knowing from the outside, really. You'd have no idea, maybe even if you were her friend.

And what if Jesus walked amongst us? Like the homeless guy by Taco Bell, or the cat lady on the bus, and so on? Treat everyone as we'd like to be treated, and I'm pretty certain that the ultimate way I'd like to be treated is how Jesus himself would treat me.


It's just a strange thought.

That person that cut us off yesterday, ..they could've been on their way to the hospital to have a baby. And we'd sworn that we were going to put a cap in their ass.

:/

I know that Jesus has already been born. I'm not retarded, thinking that Jesus will be reborn, but ...we really just need to give people the benefit of the doubt. And we all have that friend or family member who has a hard time quite often, and we understand because they let us into the details of situations, and we know they can't do anything about it, and that they're truly struggling, while other people assuming they're 'emo' or stubborn or self-centered. We know, because they let us.

Perhaps some of us should make it our New Year's Resolutions to treat every person-- stranger, acquaintance, friend, good friend, best friend, boyfriend/girlfriend, family member, boss, co-workers, church people, etc-- like you treat that one friend of your's. Understand, or at least, give them the benefit of the doubt. Give out your heart to every person. Believe what they tell you. Forget that people try to "get attention" and play the "pity card" because we're letting it all happen by offering those options.

Just, be genuine. To yourself, and to the people. WWJD?