December 25 was not the date Jesus was born. That is a tradition that was started by the church. Does it matter? I don’t think so. And though some right wing pundits try to frame a “War on Christmas” the stores and malls gleam with Christmas sales and specials. Television is awash in Christmas Specials and houses are ablaze with thousands of electric lights, warming the cockles of the power company’s hearts. It is impossible to not know it is Christmas, no matter what Rush Limbaugh and the others say.
But the real importance of Christmas is not the date or the gifts or the celebrations. Christmas is about something meek and small, not grandiose and shiny. Christmas is about a single candle burning in the darkness, not a million electric bulbs. Yet that single flame, the light born into our world to dispel the darkness of our lives, has the power to change everything.
During this Christmas season, may you find that light in your life and amplify it into a beacon so bright it will be impossible to hide. May that beam of light illuminate the dark corners of our world and bring peace, hope joy and love to the world.
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