What Is Christmas About?

Imagine you could only use one word to answer that question. What would you write?

Maybe Jesus, or Immanuel. Or maybe for you Christmas is the season of joy or hope or gifts. Perhaps your life experience has led you to dread Christmas because of family drama, holiday stress, or endless fruitcake.

One would rightly suggest that Christmas has become about any of these words. But in recent years I’ve added a new word to my list, which I am happy to share with you in a moment. ...