A friend of mine who is the children's pastor at 12Stone Church told me about a December campaign they are doing. Its called, "Random Acts of Christmas." All of their members have been given cards to pass out everywhere they go, but only after they do something kind & generous for someone in need. No agenda, no other motivation except to be the "hands & feet of Jesus" across the month. All that is asked of recipients is that they go to a website, 12Days12Ways.com, and nominate someone they know for freebees- free gas for a year, groceries for a month, cars or vans, etc. It reminds me of the movie, "Pay It Forward", where a good deed was passed on from person to person. In fact, stories have been told with 12Stone's campaign that illustrate just that- even cards passed on, good deeds done, by people totally disconnected from the church.
As I think about Christmas this year, I really want to commit "Random Acts of Christmas" myself- along with 12Stone. Its a wonderful thing to do, not just talking about doing good for others, but actually putting feet to it. We so often make Christmas all about us, with our desire and clamor for gifts, parties, cards, etc. Its a reminder that Christmas is really about the One who committed the first "Random Act" of Christmas, when God gave His Son to humanity, in flesh and bone, to save us from our sins. May we (I) be daily reminded of this over Christmas, and may we all look for those we can do something for, in Christ's name.