It was early December. Christmas was still over three weeks away. “I need stamps with a Nativity scene, please,” I said to the postal worker I faced through the plexiglass COVID barrier. “We’re sold out of those. I’m sorry,” was her unconvincing apology. I offered that any religious Christmas scene would be fine. It received the same response. I left the building with a sheet of sea otters frolicking in the snow and icy water which was described to me as a Christmas seasonal stamp. I would like to think this shortage was the result of an overwhelming demand for religious stamps that exceeded the abundant supply. Forgive my doubt.
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When you fall in love with someone, you can’t stop thinking about him; you look for every opportunity to be with her; you look for ways to show your love for him; you want to tell everyone else all about her. So I had to ask myself:
How often does Jesus occupy my thoughts; how frequently do I seek ways to spend time with him; do I look for ways to show him my love; do I find myself telling others about him and how much he means to me?
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