What Do I Do With All of These Painful Memories This Christmas Season?

“Now grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.” Ephesians 4:7 (CSB)

Bethlehem Awaits

“Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.” Psalm 27:14 (NIV)

A Reason To Celebrate All Year

“She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21 (NIV)

A Single Christian Girl’s Survival Guide for the Holidays

“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” 1 John 3:1a-b (NIV)

Christmas Prayers and Scriptures

When Christmas Feels Broken

“I know the LORD is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.” Psalm 16:8 (NLT)

Pondering, Not Posting, From the Stable

"But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart." Luke 2:19 (NIV)

A Yes From the Heart

“‘I am the Lord’s servant,’ Mary answered. ‘May your word to me be fulfilled.’ Then the angel left her.” Luke 1:38 (NIV)

When You Just Aren’t Feeling That Holiday Cheer

“When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.” Psalm 94:19 (ESV)

Praise Is Due

“For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.” Luke 1:44 (ESV)

Trust Him With the Unexpected

“The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:14 (NIV)

A Christmas Prayer of Praise to the Son

“And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life.” 1 John 5:20 (NLT)

‘Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas

“So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.” Luke 2:4-5 (NIV)

The Unexpected Gift of Christmas

"They said to him, ‘In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet: “And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah; For from you will come forth a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel.”'" Matthew 2:5-6 (NASB)

When Your Christmas Spirit is Crushed

“But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.’” Luke 2:10-11 (NIV)

Giving in a Year That Keeps on Taking

“For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.” 2 Corinthians 8:12 (NIV)

Following the Invisible Star

“By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” Luke 1:78-79 (NRSV)

A Different Kind of Holiday Tradition

“A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, …” Psalm 68:5-6 (NIV)

A Prayer for Christmas Peace

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 (NIV)

Hunting for the Perfect Christmas Tree

“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’ s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful … Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” Psalm 139:13-14a,16 (NIV)