“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God. Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6).
Many of us may have spent Christmas Eve, like Mary and Joseph, in a strange town without a bed. This year, we will spend Christmas in our homes. In other years, we’d visit family and take whatever bed was offered. I thought a hay bail might not have been all that bad as I struggled to climb over my grandson’s bed rail. When kids were in the house, we woke on Christmas morning to excited children who turned on all the lights so we could see the gifts. I remember getting out of bed and seeing a cross hanging on my grandson’s wall that read, “JESUS LOVES ME – I LOVE JESUS. It was a very appropriate image for a Christmas morning, reminding me of what we were about to celebrate.
Christmas is about Jesus and His love for us. Jesus’s love is the gift that keeps giving; yesterday, today and tomorrow. It’s a message we can share Christmas day or evening. Jesus wants us to make Christmas every day for our family, friends, neighbours, and work colleagues by reminding them of the reason for the birth.
Have a restful, loving Christmas this year.