Lighting the Way

"Why do people feel the blues around Christmas? It was never meant to be this way.” 

This  time of year is especially difficult for many when a spouse or child  has died and is no longer on the Christmas list. It is hard as well for  those who have been stricken by the blows of loneliness, which seem to  come every December. For others, family strife or failed expectations  end up being the enemy of Christmas joy. Some people may sing, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” while others sing the Christmas Blues, “May all your days be merry; Your seasons full of cheer; But 'til it's  January; I'll just go and disappear; Oh Santa may have brought you some  stars for your shoes; But Santa only brought me the blues.” 

“The virgin birth was no myth, legend or  allegory. It is a historical fact.”

“Silent night! Holy night! All is calm, all is bright; ’round yon virgin mother and child! Holy infant, so tender and mild, sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.” The popular Christmas carol that is sung by millions in schools, community events, television specials and in churches speaks clearly to the true focus of Christmas – the miraculous virgin birth of Jesus.