The Real Meaning of Christmas
The real meaning of Christmas has been drowned out by noise. Too many lists. Too many expectations. Too much pressure to make it special, magical, memorable. Somewhere along the way, Christmas stopped being a day and turned into a test. Of generosity. Of happiness. Of how well you’re holding it together. By the time it arrives, a lot of us are already tired. We’re told Christmas is about joy, but joy doesn’t switch on just because the calendar says so. Not when the year has been heavy. Not when there are empty chairs at the table. Not when family is complicated, money is tight, or grief is sitting quietly in the corner waiting to be noticed. And still, we’re expected to smile. To be grateful. To play along. That version of Christmas has never worked for everyone. Strip it back and the original story is small and simple. At its heart, Christmas is a religious celebration. It’s about the birth of Jesus—God coming into the world as something vulnerable, fragile, and human. A quiet a...