Last Christmas we were thinking about all the things we didn’t have; this Christmas will you think about all the things you do have?
Last Christmas we were placing wreaths on the doors of our homes; this Christmas will you place wreaths on the graves of our heroes?
Last Christmas we were letting our sons play with toy guns; this Christmas will you teach them that guns are not toys?
Last Christmas we were counting our money; this Christmas will you count your blessings?
Last Christmas we were lighting candles to decorate; this Christmas will you light candles to commemorate?
Last Christmas we paid lip service to the real meaning of the holidays; this Christmas will you honor it?
Last Christmas we were digging deep into our bank accounts to find money to fly home for the holidays; this Christmas will you dig deep into your souls to find the courage to do more for others?
Last Christmas we were trying not to let annoying relatives get the best of us; this Christmas will you try to give the best of yourselves to them?
Last Christmas we thought it was enough to celebrate the holidays; this Christmas will you find ways to bless them?
Last Christmas we thought a man who could rush down a football field was a hero; this Christmas will you honor a man who rushes into a burning building as the real hero?
Last Christmas we were thinking about the madness of the holidays; this Christmas will you think about the real meaning of them.
Last Christmas we were getting on one another’s nerves; this Christmas will you get on your knees of thankfulness?
Last Christmas we were giving thanks for gifts from stores; this Christmas will you give thanks for the gifts from GOD?
Last Christmas we were wondering how to give our children all the things that money can buy; this Christmas will you wonder how to give them love, understanding, peace, security, honor, self-confidence?
Last Christmas we were thinking about all the pressure we are under at the office; this Christmas will you pray for all the people who no longer have an office to go to?
Last Christmas we were singing carols; this Christmas will you sing songs of praise and thanksgiving?
Last Christmas we were thinking how good it would feel to be affluent; this Christmas will you think of how good it feels to be alive?
Last Christmas we thought angels were in heaven; this Christmas will you be thankful they are right here among us?
Last Christmas we were contemplating all the changes we wanted to make in the new year; this Christmas will you pray to God and ask through His Holy Spirit to lead and guide you now and forever?
Last Christmas we believed in the power of the pocketbook; this Christmas will you believe in the power of prayer?
Last Christmas we were sharing / spreading / listening to gossip; this Christmas will you share / spread how blessed you have been?
Last Christmas we were complaining about how much of our earnings went to taxes; this Christmas will you be thankful you have enough?
Last Christmas we valued things that were costly; this Christmas will you value the things you have been blessed with?
Last Christmas the people we idolized wore sports uniforms; this Christmas will you idolize only God by keeping His commandants?
Last Christmas peace on earth is something we prayed for on Sunday morning; now will you pray continually?(1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)
