Holy Day or Holiday?

In just three days, Christmas will finally be here. After all the presents have been unwrapped and we've eaten our fill of traditional foods, what will we remember about this season? Will it be the stress of too much shopping? The family get-togethers we would have liked to miss? Will it be the wails of children, tired from all the "being good for Santa"? Or will we keep our focus on the true meaning behind the celebration? God gave mankind a gift two thousand years ago, and he invites each of us to accept that gift each and every day....not just at Christmas. For those of us who know the gift personally...those who have a personal relationship with Jesus, Christmas is a joyous time of remembering that the babe in the Nativity Scene represents our Saviour. God as man. Come to make possible the forgiveness of our sinful selves, and to give us the gift of eternal life. It is in knowing these facts that we find peace and joy, especially at Christmas.