Christmas is not shopping. Christmas is not gifts. It’s not the bearded guy in a red suit. Nor is it the food, drink or any of the festive trimmings. It’s not parties or bonuses or kisses under the mistletoe. Christmas is Immanuel, God with us. It’s love come down. It is light in the darkness. It is peace in the strain and distress. It is rest for the weary, comfort for the hurting, joy in the pain. Christmas is Hope. It’s our only hope. It’s what we’ve been waiting for. It’s not clean or comfortable. It’s not the blissful nativity with warm glowing faces, fluffy straw and a baby “…no crying he makes”. It is the God of the Ages, entering into history. Entering into this fallen world through a teen pregnancy scandal at a time with massive political undertones and giving us a gift, giving us hope, giving us himself … in a most profound and unexpected way.“Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:11)
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Christmas is a ronaldo penalty in the dying minutes against everton....
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