Santa Claus vs. God

Is there a Santa?
It's a question that children have been asking adults for years. It's a question that I have found marks the end of childhood. How you ask?
Think about it, you must remember as a child when your belief in Santa Claus began to come into question, no doubt so did your belief in the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny and so on. Big deal you say it's apart of childhood....
It is much like asking yourself well do I believe in God?
Wait you say Santa Claus and God are two totally different matters entirely. Are they? As a child..are they?
Santa lives in at the North Pole but you can't find him if you went there.
God is everywhere but you can't ever see him.
If you don't believe in Santa you'll end up on the naughty list.
If you don't believe in God you'll end up in hell.
If you don't behave Santa won't give you a gift.
If you sin God will turn you into a pillar of salt or worse.

Well when your child asks: Is there a Santa Claus?

It's simple really... yes there is a Santa Claus. There will always be a Santa Claus.

With Santa Claus in a child's life Christmas is real. Magic is real.
I don't mean magic that makes that reindeer fly or able to let Santa live at the North Pole. I mean the magic that comes from a child who truly believes.
It's the magic that glows from that child on Christmas Eve night when, for just one night, any dream , any wish, is possible. It's the magic that carries over from that child to his/her parents as they lay themselves down to sleep, knowing that for one more night their child still believes, still has hope.
The bills maybe late, the rent maybe late, last night's dinner my have been hot dogs and beanie weenies....but their child still believes.
It's the magic that fills that child's eyes on Christmas morning when that tree first comes into view. It's the magic in knowing that even if the economy sucks, dad lost his job, or the car got reposed, that there are still people out there, there are still Santa's elves out there, at the Salvation Army, the Angel Project, or Project Santa, who won't let that childhood Christmas magic die.
Why? It's is that little bit of Christmas magic.

The magic in knowing that there are still people believe that despite all in this world that has gone wrong or gone bad...that there is still good in this world.
And it is that Christmas magic that help reminds us that yes there really is a Santa Claus. There is a bit of Santa Claus in all of us. God Bless you all and have a very Merry Christmas.