I wonder what you would think, Pastor, to know that one of your most attentive listeners was not a Christian at all.

What I was searching for all along was always inside of me.  I AM full.  To let "God" into your life is simply a process of giving yourself over to what you truly are, to working hard, every day, to reach it, to embracing the truly important aspects of life and letting the others go.

I mourned not having family.  I mourned being alone for Christmas.  But what I have now is a rare opportunity to discover who I truly am, to be myself, without having to be what anyone wants me to be.  I can sing extra loud in church, or sing the wrong words, and not care about who might be judging me.  I can stay out late and watch movies until 6 am and simply be myself.
I will have family again.  This brief period of solitude will pass.  But I've lived my whole life for other people, for pleasing them, for going out of my way to make their lives better.  Such a rare opportunity to live for myself, however brief, should not be regretted or missed.

Merry Christmas everyone.  I hope you find this season what you are looking for, as I have.