Christmas is rapidly approaching. We have already been subjected to the “day after” sales that had people camping out in retail parking lots for the 5:00 a.m. openings, the beginning of the holiday movie season, and the ringing of the Salvation Army bell. Soon we will be enjoying more and more Christmas lights, Christmas sights, and Christmas sounds as we go about our daily business. Put on a happy face. This is the time that makes our existence as a church unique—the birth of Christ.