For those of us who view the holiday season through the lens of faith, the days leading up to Christmas inspire us to contemplate the arrival of our Lord and Savior. If you’re like me, you wrestle a bit with keeping your focus where it belongs, because the distractions are myriad: presents to buy, parties to plan or attend, potential travel to book, and year-end tasks to address.
On some level, we know the importance of remaining mindful of the “reason for the season,” but it’s easy to get swept up in the trappings and forget what lies at its heart.
Typically, when I do think of the meaning behind it all, I do so in terms of Christ’s arrival itself and thankfulness for the wondrous gift given to us by God. Angels sing of His glory. We sing of bright stars and uncertain shepherds and wise men and a virgin mother.
