We lit the Christ candle tonight to show that Christ is with us now. He is born. He is the Light of the world Who has come to forgive us of all our sins and bring us eternal life!

Tonight, at church, I heard a statement that resonated with me. The pastor said, “Christmas has always been in God’s heart—but for Christmas to be the true gift it was meant to be—it must be received fully by each of us.”

Have you received the full gift of Christmas?

Have you opened your heart fully to Christ?

Just as no gift is truly a “gift” until the recipient opens and appreciates it—this gift, the gift of Christ, can only truly be a gift if we open our hearts fully to Him.

And so today, as Martin Luther did centuries before, make a bed in your heart for Christ today!

A Bed in My Heart

By Martin Luther

Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child,
Make Thee a bed, soft, undefiled,
Within my heart, that it may be
A quiet chamber kept for Thee.
My heart for very joy doth leap,
My lips no more can silence keep.
I too must sing, with joyful tongue,
That sweetest ancient cradle song,
Glory to God in the highest Heaven,
Who unto man His Son hath given,
While angels sing with pious mirth,
A glad New Year to all the earth.

Merry Christmas, my Christian family! He is born! Create room for Him!