This swap series will help us to finish out the year with an attitude of worship! Jesus is the Reason for the Holiday Season, so let’s keep our hearts and minds on Him this Christmas! Read the recommended Bible passages and the Christmasy blurb below. Send your partner a letter or notecard answering the questions at the end of this post.

Bible passages to read and reflect on this week: Luke 2:6-7 -- John 1:10-14

If you have ever been in a busy tourist town during peak season, you may have noticed "no vacancy" signs in front of many motels. These signs simply mean that the motels are full. Sometimes motels and inns don't have room for people, but sometimes people don't have room for others in their hearts. Maybe a group at school won't make room for someone who isn't as smart or athletic or physically attractive as they are. Maybe at church a group of friends stands around talking after the service but won't make room for newcomers--people who are hurting and longing for a friend. Luke tells us there was no room for Mary and Joseph in the inn at Bethlehem. Jesus was born into a world of people that had no room for him. And later in life he was hated and rejected. "He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him."

So many things can fill our lives and make us busy: family, friends, careers, sports, and the general business of life.

Do you have room for the Lord Jesus, and for others who need to know his love?

Pray and ask the Lord if there are any areas in your life where you need to "make space for Jesus." Write down your thoughts.