On behalf of our family, we wish to pass our Christmas blessing to each and everyone of you. Christmas arrives each year whether we are ready or not and regardless of our state of affairs. That probably is the way God intended it. The birth of Emmanuel—God with us—comes whether we’re ready or not and is born into whatever our life is in the moment. It is a profoundly incarnate celebration that captures the very depth, meaning and purpose of being human. We are all living through a unique time of recovery as our community continues to rebuild. Christmas helps us remember that God is with us through whatever our situation may be. We are not alone. The presence of God comes to us in human form, in the company of community, in the gentle embrace of a friend and through the promise of a crying infant Jesus. During this season of returning light, we pray that through the coming of longer days the light of Christ will surround you, comfort you and keep you. Merry Christmas Everyone.