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In October of 1943, Bing Crosby recorded a song that immediately earned a place on the Top 10 charts, and still is one of the most popular Christmas songs of all time in the USA. It was wartime, and he sang it to honor American soldiers overseas. In fact, the song is written as if sung by a soldier who is longing to be back home. The lyrics are brief, but powerful, especially when you remember their context.
I'll be home for Christmas
You can count on me
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents on the tree
Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
Going home for Christmas to be with family is one of the enduring themes of the Christmas season. But home and family are not always happy and bright. Some homes and families are broken. And all of them take lots and lots of work to make them what we want them to be.
I believe that the homes and families we want are possible only when we find our true home, which is in the heart of the Lord. This Sunday, we’ll take our second look at how some of the best songs of Christmas lead us to think about the true message of Christmas. So, please read I Chronicles 17:9-10, John 1:14-18, and Revelation 21:3, and then listen to this message: “Sing We Now of Christmas: Family and Home.”
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