Regardless of your perceived status in life, your ethnicity, your political leanings, your intellectual and educational accomplishments, your business acumen, your popularity or lack thereof – CHRIST WAS BORN, LIVED, DIED, AND ROSE AGAIN FOR YOU!   You may or may not believe that, and that is your choice, but it is the declaration of the Bible, and I’ve experienced it in my heart, so I not only believe it is true, but I treasure the experience that validates it for me. 

Today is a day that many millions have set aside to celebrate the Birth of Jesus.  He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died a sacrificial death, and has risen and ascended to the right hand of the Father, making intercession for each of us.  He has promised to prepare a place for us in which we will spend eternity with Him, and that He will return for us.  Those are the most comforting words and thoughts. 

This Christmas, we will exchange gifts and enjoy a time of laughing and loving each other.  It will be a time of reflection as to what this day is all about.  There will be food and sweets.  We are grateful that our grandson Cohan has successfully battled Leukemia.  We rejoice in what the day means and that our family serves the LORD.

Our nation is in turmoil, and hate seems to have the upper hand over love, but in our hearts, we know that LOVE will prevail.  The Love of God is more powerful than all the hate of the devil.  We will gather and reflect on God’s Gift to Humanity and His Grace.  We will rejoice in His blessings!  We will pray for His Kingdom to come and His Will to be done on Earth as it is in heaven.  We will celebrate Jesus!

Additionally, we will not forget that many are not so blessed and that some will be alone on this special day.  I know what it is to be separated from family on Christmas during a time of war, and while I had people around me that I would and did trust with my life, they were like family, but they could not replace my own flesh and blood family.  Now that I am in the Family of God, my family has expanded dramatically, and I have brothers and sisters worldwide with whom I share the joy of this day.

So, attempting to be brief, I say Merry Christmas!  I pray that this day will be a joyous reminder of the Greatest Gift ever given when God gave us His Son so that we could become sons and daughters of God.  With a joyous heart, I say, “Thank you, LORD, for your unspeakable and incomparable gift of Salvation!”  

Thank you to my friends for your expressions of love and caring.  Thank you to my own immediate and extended natural family for the years of joy you have brought to my life.  Thank you for all the times you have been there when, at times, you were totally unaware of how treasured your expression of love is and was!

God bless you, and may you have a Merry Christmas and a Joyous and Happy New Year!  May 2026 be a year of incredible victory for you and your family!  

May you walk in the fullness of the Blessings and Covenants of God!