Christmas is charged with an energy that no other holiday, no other holy day can touch. Fourth of July is a lightweight compared with Christmas. And Easter? Well, Easter is the most important day on the Christian calendar. But not even an empty tomb can compete with a baby in a manger. Christmas is the heavy weight of holy days.
So many dreams, hopes, and longings. So much emotion. So much nostalgia, sentiment, anticipation. So much of the past and future all wrapped together like presents in our hearts.
But why exactly does Christmas come to us with so much weight, energy, hope, and longing? Maybe it's the nostalgia of childhood or family. Or, maybe it's the sound of the baby in the manger. Maybe the story of the babe in the manger does something transcendental to our hearts. Maybe it's the cries of new life, which are like songs of angels. Maybe the story of the baby suggests to us the greatest present in the world is the present of God's incarnation. The baby is the fulfillment of all of our hopes and dreams for a life fully imbued with God's love.
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