WHAT DO YOU SAY WE CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS ON JULY 8 NEXT YEAR? Or, how about October 21? Or May 11?
Sound bizarre? Thought of purely in terms of Christmas as December 25—something most of the Christian world has been attuned to for centuries—it certainly does!
But, of course, Christmas is more than tinsel, trees, and gift-giving. It's more than a cozy time for family and friends to gather and spread good cheer. Christmas is a celebration of the Christ—not just on the 25th of December, but every day of the year. It's celebration of "The divine manifestation of God, which comes to the flesh to destroy incarnate error." That's the description of the Christ from the Glossary in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy (p. 583). Christmas is the Christ with us, each and every day of the year. It brings the greatest gift of all—the Christ—into our lives, every hour and every minute of each day. What better way to celebrate Christmas than to celebrate this gift!
