Christmas means that God humbly lowered God’s self, emptied God’s self, poured God’s self out by becoming flesh and dwelling among us and among others.

Christmas means that God came to us and others, met us and others, and loved us and others where we are and where they are. Christmas is undeserved and unearned by all. Christmas is grace for all. Christmas is gift for all.

God did not wait for humankind to come to God. God did not wait until we got ourselves right or our religion right. God did not wait until we had the right faith, enough faith or any faith. God came in spite of ourselves and accepted us and loved us nonetheless.

Then tell me why—why anytime, but why especially this time of the year—why would anyone who claims to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas treat others (those with other beliefs, other faiths and other religions) with condemnation, arrogance and disrespect.

And why would anyone who truly wants to keep “Christ” in Christmas become so angry as to declare “war” against anyone who treats others with grace, humility, and respect.

For more see: There’s a War on Christmas – Just Not the One You Think