This year Christmas is on a Sunday; ironically, some churches are choosing not to meet!
I once read a story about a mother running furiously from store to store on Christmas Eve - trying to get those last minutes gifts. Suddenly she realised that she had lost track of her three-year-old son. In a panic, she retraced her steps and found him standing with his little nose pressed flatly against a frosty window. He was gazing at a manger scene. When he heard his mother call his name, her turned and shouted in innocent glee, "Look Mommy! It's JESUS! Baby Jesus in the hay!"
The harried mom grabbed his arm and jerked him away, snapping, "We don't have time for all that! Can't you see Mommy is trying to get ready for Christmas!?!"
What a blessing to celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas Sunday! Let us not forget the reason for the season as we celebrate his birth.
