Carol and Dennis were away for several days last week to celebrate Thanksgiving with her parents. I had a good Thanksgiving celebration with my parents and brother, but that doesn’t mitigate the circumstances that my house was empty (save for the dog and cat). The Lord said it best: “it is not good for man to be alone”. My aloneness was temporary. Wife, child, dog and cat are all back where they should be.

We are entering the season of year where loneliness becomes more pronounced for many people. It was for those kinds of people that the Lord came and it is for those kinds of people that we need to watch during these days. The season of giving should be the season of sharing the Reason with those who are lonely. And what a gift we have to give: The only true gift that keeps on giving…. eternally.