I look for someone to come and help me but no one gives me a passing thought.  No one cares a bit what happens to me.  Psalm 142:4


Lonliness.  It is a cold, dark, hard place.  You feel like everyone is happy and living it up and you are stuck alone.  It's like you are never picked to be on the team or invited to the party.  If you were absent from school or work, no one would notice.  

One morning during the Christmas shopping season, I went to Walmart to start my Christmas shopping.  This particular morning,  I felt a little lonely.  I don't know why because I am a loner.  I enjoy being by myself but I guess this day I wanted to be with others.  I saw all of the decorations, baking ingredients, etc and wished that I was a person with all the scheduled meetings with friends to celebrate the season.  I saw women dressed nicely with outfits that yelled they were going somewhere other than Walmart.  Not me,  I had on jeans, shirt, and a frumpy coat.   No makeup and hair was probably in a ponytail.   I went down an aisle and looked up at the shelf, and I saw a yellow post it note saying,  "You are Beautiful".  I looked around and at first I thought this wasn't for me.  No one even greeted me when I came in (not even the greeter) so I know this isn't for me.  But then,  the Holy Spirit spoke to me and I knew that Jesus was telling me that I was not alone and I do matter.  Christmas is not about the decorations, gifts, and parties.  It is about sharing God's love.