Remember?

Today, I was talking to a man I work with about our holiday plans,

When he told me, "I just don't feel like Christmas this year."

That made me sad for him.

I think that slowly we're forgetting why we celebrate this holiday in the first place.

Sure, Santa Claus, the presents, parties and traditions are all a great bonus,

But frankly, The Grinch could take all of those things away if he wanted to.

Christmas will still come,

Just as the Messiah came as a baby in Bethlehem,

To redeem us, His brothers and sisters, from our transgressions

And pave the way to the eternities and life in the hereafter.

What a wonderful and perfect gift our Heavenly Father has given to us,

By lovingly sending His Only Begotten Son to the Earth to be our Savior and Redeemer.

Celebrate Christmas.