Since we are desperately trying to stay away from politics until the Iowa caucuses unless something big comes up we want to get everyone into the spirit of Christmas.

It’s not about gifts but about The Gift. The gift of God’s Only Begotten Son Whose sole purpose on earth was to shed His holy blood and defeat spiritual death that whosoever will can be saved from that fate.

His greatest pain was not the physical suffering He endured, though that was great, but it was the separation from God the Father. When God turned His back on Him the moment He became sin for us, He cried out, “My God! My God! Why hast Thou forsaken me?”

And then He went to the grave for you and for me. The story doesn’t end there but is just the beginning. He came down off the cross and He was buried and He rose again and He lives today, sitting at the right hand of God the Father, interceding on our behalf.

One day He will return for all of us. Those saints who have already died will have new resurrected bodies reunited with their souls in Heaven where they will remain forever. Those saints still alive will have their bodies transformed into their eternal bodies and will join the others in Heaven, where mansions are being prepared for each of us.

Yes, to some it sounds like a fairy tale but to someone who has seen people die, whether they believed in Him or not, knowing they see beyond this world and one saw fire and smelled smoke I know this is not a fairy tale.

Remember Christ during this holy season. It’s not all about shopping, partying and gift-giving and receiving, for the Greatest Gift was given by God Himself over 2,000 years ago.