Each Christmas my mom makes ‘Christmas Pudding’. It is made of cranberries and it is smothered with warm butter and spices (a little sugar in there too). I love it! It reminds me of yesteryear and it comforts my heart. I know that Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without it. The thing is, I seem to be the only one who feels this way. It is a great deal of work to make. The rest of my family can take it or leave it. So I’m afraid my mother is going to conveniently forget to make it again this year. My choice is 1) to get over it, 2) to whine and complain so she will make it , or 3) to learn how to make it myself!
The easiest thing to do is #2 – guilt my mother into it! Maybe the smartest thing to do is ‘to just get over it’, then it can be one of those memories that I dig out every once in a while and sigh over. OR - I could get the recipe and try my own hand at it!
If something is really important to you, in worship, fellowship, membership care, maybe we have to look at the options. 1-2-3. Please don’t wait to be asked. If it is important enough to us – then we will jump in and do the work to make it happen. I’m not sure if I’ll have Christmas Pudding this year or not. What I do know is that whatever happens – it is up to me. God help us.
