Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, 2025

“The Best Day Ever”

Today is Christmas Day. It has arrived. Does the excitement in your heart feel as grand as a glimpse into the Grand Canyon, or do you feel more like a jellyfish, drifting quietly because no one wants to get too close?

Either way, Christmas has arrived.

God’s work continues whether people acknowledge it, agree with it, or even like it. One of the great mysteries of Christmas is that God offers Himself to the world, and it becomes each person’s choice whether to accept or participate in that gift.

Free will may be the greatest power God has given humanity. It truly is a power, because when we choose God, we connect to a source far beyond our natural limits. We become part of something greater than ourselves.

The arrival of Jesus at Christmas is God’s invitation to humanity to step into something beyond our normal ability to experience. Part of the mystery is that the power of God enters our world in a way we can relate to and understand. God comes close, vulnerable, and personal.

Another part of the mystery is this: everyone has a choice. God’s work through Christmas allows us to decide whether we will believe and be included. As we have seen throughout these past weeks, God orchestrated countless moments to bring Christmas into the world. It was not simple or automatic. It involved many people, many miracles, and deep faith.

And today, it involves us.

Give thanks to God today, because the greatest gift has arrived once again. Christmas never truly ends, because God never stops loving us. Each year, Christmas reminds us of that truth and invites us to live it.

Today is Christmas. Today is a gift. Today is the Best Day Ever!

“While they were in Bethlehem, the time came for Mary to deliver her child.  And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.”  (Luke 2:6-7, NRSV adapted)