This year I’m stuck on Cherie Call’s Christmas CD - Gift. There’s song called, Broken Hearts Like Mine about a hard Christmas. There’s a line that says, “I’m not homeless or alone or poor” and the words stick in my mind.

I have felt alone during the holidays. Sometimes it’s my fault because I break up with someone right before the holidays because I know it’s wrong. The holidays solidify relationships.

I have been fairly poor at Christmastime. On my mission we visited a man in prision on Christmas and talked to a homeless man. Sometimes in Utah we are oblivious to those in pain or without family. This week I plan to see a movie about a man who was homeless and how he triumphed (The Pursuit of Happyness).
The message of the song is an understanding Savior. “But Jesus was born, and He lived, and He died for broken hearts like mine.” Jesus knows the feeling of being betrayed. He knows being alone. He understands broken hearts.
This article in Meridian Magazine hits lonliness square on. She talks about how she craves touch. I wish we had a culture that allowed for more safe,  natural, welcomed touch.

Be aware of others during Christmas. If you’re lonely find someone else who may be, and reach out. Remember the circumstances our Lord was born in. If you are lonely right now, I hope you will feel the comforting peace of his spirit. Go out of your way to seek it.