Where Are You Christmas?

There’s a Christmas song many of us recognize from the 2000 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas called “Where Are You Christmas?” On the surface, it’s a song about how Christmas feels different as we grow up - how the wonder fades, the excitement shifts, and things don’t quite feel the way they used to. But on a deeper level, the song gives voice to something far more universal. It puts words to questions we often find ourselves asking God: Where are You? Why can’t I find You anymore? Why does it feel like You’ve gone away? What happened to the joy You once brought into my life?

Most of us know what it’s like to feel that way. And when those questions surface, our instinct is usually to respond with a frantic search to “find God” again. We start trying everything. We look in all kinds of places. We chase emotional highs, routines, distractions, and even good religious activity, hoping something will help us recover what feels lost.

Tomorrow, as we continue our Christmas series Face to Face: Seeing God for Who He Really Is, we’ll be turning our attention to John 1:16–17. These verses point us to the surprising way God makes Himself known. Not through striving or searching harder, but through the grace that comes to us in Jesus - “grace upon grace.”

I’m praying this message brings clarity, comfort, and renewed joy, especially for those who feel weary and distant this Christmas season. Bring a friend and be reminded of the good news Christmas brings!

See you tomorrow at 10am!
Pastor Tyler