Merry Christmas

Having never celebrated Christmas when I was growing up, I never received any Christmas presents or partake in Christmas traditions such as writing hundred-page wish lists, or taking photos with Santa while seated on his lap. The latter always irks me when it is so apparent that the man in the red suit is so out of place wearing such a heavy garment in the sweltering heat that Santa cannot be real. Growing up not receiving presents for Christmas was a blessing because it casts aside the usual distractions during Christmas. While Christmas is synonymous with turkeys, mistletoes, Santas and presents, to me, it is about hope in desperate times and pure love that is sacrifice. This is well summed up in the bible verse John 3:16'For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, that whosoever should believe in Him shall not perish and have life everlasting'. Let's remember what it's really all about this season.