...is my two front teeth. It's a silly old song, but a seasonal classic. I've already heard it twice this year on the "all-Christmas-music, all-the-time-until-you-run-screaming-from-the-room" radio channel. And that's about enough for me.
But it raises an interesting question. How much does what we want shape our behaviors and our attitudes? If we want new teeth, we daydream about what we'll do with them (including wishing you a Merry Christmas). If we're fixated on that new Wii, we're likely to notice how our old Playstation 2 just doesn't cut it anymore. If we're hoping that Santa will drop a new Lexus in our driveway, it's likely that our palms get sweaty when we see one on the street...and that we begin to really notice all the little things wrong with our current jalopy. You get the idea.
Christians aren't exempt from wanting these things (or a myriad of other necessities and toys). But we also want something else, yes? We await the coming kingdom of God...a reign of peace, wholeness, justice and dignity where God's values finally supplant our own. And in our waiting...our wanting...our anticipation for this grand future...how is the present time of life changed? It's worthy considering: What behaviors and attitudes in our lives reflect the already but not yet nature of the rule of God in our lives?
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